Saturday, November 13, 2010
La Verdad Oculta #043: Fire on the Road/Fire in the Bedroom
Alternate Title: Rest in Peace Don Mario
“WARNING! This episode contains scenes not suitable for those under 18.” I knew this episode would be eventful when this was the first thing I saw on my recording. Of course, despite this warning, and despite the fact it’s on after midnight, American censors decided our over 18 year old eyes could not handle the heat generated by Gabi and David on their wedding night. My advice…watch the complete YouTube version. I’m jumping ahead of myself, so let’s start from the beginning.
We get a replay of Mario saying farewell to Alejandra and Bertha. Ale runs upstairs trying to hide her tears. Outside, in front of the waiting car, Dora nervously hands Mario a letter she’s written. She asks him to read it later when he has time, but Mario prefers to read it now in front of her. He reads part of it and looks up at her in surprise. “But this is very important Dora! You’re David’s mother! Why didn’t you tell me all these years?” Dora tells him she was afraid. He touches her face gently. He wants to give the letter to Abelardo who will know what to do about it all until Mario returns. He sends the chauffer to get Abelardo and gets more details from Dora about how this all came about. She explains that at the time she had been abandoned by David’s father. She was young, alone and hungry. She had befriended a maid named Maria in Mario’s household, who told her that Don Mario and his wife were not able to have children. “I thought my son would be cared for, and I wasn’t wrong.” They look at each other tenderly.
When Abelardo arrives, Mario hands him the letter, asks him to read it, keep it in a safe place, and tells him he’ll know what to do. He tells Abelardo he’ll be in contact tomorrow and gives them both a fond pat farewell before entering the SUV. Abelardo holds Dora close as they watch the car pull off.
We next see Mario and the chauffer at a gas station, being stalked by Roberto in the trailer truck, Pink Panther disguise and cherry lollipop firmly in place. On the lonely road to Veracruz, outside of the city, Mario and the chauffer notice that a trailer truck is riding their tail. Mario tells the chauffer to slow down and let the truck pass, but they soon realize the driver has no desire to pass them. The truck starts to ram them repeatedly from behind, then pulls along side of them. We and Mario see Roberto with a gleeful, crazed look in his eyes. He is enjoying every minute of this. He starts to ram them from the side, pushing them closer and closer to the edge of the steep cliff. Finally he succeeds, and the SUV careens over the side of the highway, bouncing and rolling down the mountainside, until it lands in the ravine, crushed nearly beyond recognition. If we had any hope that Mario and the chauffer survived, all of our hopes are dashed when the SUV explodes into a fiery ball. We watch the fire in horror, and Roberto admires his handiwork from the side of the road.
Far away from all this ugliness, David and Gabi arrive at their oceanfront honeymoon suite. He carries her right through and past the living room, and straight to the bedroom. They are both looking lovely and ready for the tropics in their white linen pants and tops, but David seems eager to get those clothes off. Gabi admires the swan shaped towels, rose petals, and “feliz luna de miel” on the bed. David quickly deposits her right on top of all that foolishness and starts to get down to business.
We draw a veil on the two lovebirds for a while, and head back to Mexico City. Yolanda is still in her wedding duds, enjoying her favorite green drink and in deep thought on Adolfo’s couch. He comes down the stairs, having already changed into his “casual bad guy wear”, complete with black leather jacket. He’s none to happy to see her. “Todavia estas aquí?” (You still here?) He’s looking as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof, and wants her to go. “Largate!” (Beat it!) She gets up to go, but complains that she doesn’t know why she puts up with him (te aguanto- from the verb aguantar). He knows it’s because it’s beneficial to her (te conviene). “True. But one of these days I’ll get tired of it.” She puts him on notice and smashes her glass to the floor on her way out. (Are we looking at Elsa and JJ in 30 years?)
Things are moving right along with Gabi and David in the honeymoon suite. Gabi has unpacked her special wedding night lingerie and wants to head to the bathroom to put it on. David seems perfectly content to continue, without the lingerie, but gives in when Gabi shows it to him. As soon as she enters the bathroom, he starts ripping off his clothes. Shoes, shirt, buttons flying off, and pants…In five seconds flat he’s down to his striped boxer briefs and “casually” reclining in bed under the covers. But wait! He forgot the champaign. He dashes to the minibar and grabs the champaign bucket and flutes, dashes back, and resumes his “relaxed” pose. Ooops! He forgot the music. He dashes to the living room, turns on the sensual sex music, oops, I meant sax music, and runs back into the bedroom, dives into the bed, and re-assumes the position. He grows impatient and calls out to Gabi. “Mi amor!”
His call is answered when we see Gabi’s head peek out from behind the corner. Then we see a tanned, shapely, high heel-shod leg, coyly teasing David. Finally, sweet innocent Gabi, wearing a not so innocent honeymoon outfit, emerges. She has transformed into Playmate of the Year, in a sexy white lacy teddy and white panty bottoms. Only the robe covering her teddy, and her shyness, hint at the demure Gabi we and David have known up till this point. David is blown away. He mutters “wow!” and quickly hops out of bed to greet her. He takes her all in and tells her how beautiful she looks. His obvious admiration chases all of Gabi’s anxieties away and she falls into his arms. They kiss, and then start to do what comes naturally…in the bed and in the jacuzzi tub. I won’t go into details, but I will say this: we get more than an eyeful of David’s and Gabi’s assets; Gabi may have gone into the honeymoon suite a virgin, but she’s a fast learner; and David came prepared with massage oils! Fill the rest in with your imaginations, and/or with your memories of the episode.
That’s the only happy part of this episode folks, so I hope you enjoyed it in all its NC-17 glory. Now on to the grim matters at hand. Roberto calls Adolfo in a post murder frenzy to let him know the job was done. Adolfo orders him to meet him in Roberto’s apartment.
At the Genovés house, Dora and Bertha are being awakened in the middle of the night by the ringing doorbell. It’s the police, and they inform the ladies that Mario’s car was in an accident on the highway to Veracruz, near Jalapa. Both passengers appeared to have died (falleceron). Ale comes downstairs in time to also hear the news. Bertha is shocked, and Ale and Dora hug each other in devastation.
At Roberto’s, Adolfo is grilling him about whether he is sure Mario is dead. Rob tells him he saw it with his own eyes, but looks like he’s sleepwalking. He has come down from his homicidal high, but Adolfo is just getting started. He laughs happily and tells his protégé to cheer up. There’s always a first time for everyone. [Well, actually this is Roberto’s second murder (that we know about), and just how many people HAS Adolfo killed? Yikes!] He tells Roberto that tomorrow he’ll be rich and he’ll feel better.
It’s the morning after, and David and Gabi are strolling along the beach smooching and flirting. David’s cell phone rings and he gets concerned immediately when he sees it’s home. Bertha immediately breaks the news that Mario “se murió”. She actually appears to be grieving, well at least she’s crying and wearing black. David is beyond belief impactado.
In JJ’s hotel suite, Elsa has gotten Caramelo ready for school and is coaxing her to drink her milk so that they can head off to school. Caramelo is stalling so that she can see JJ and Limon. Just then, JJ and Limon wander out of their rooms, drinking their hangover water. It’s obvious that Elsa had to spend the night, and she reproaches JJ for coming back so late. The lies about some business thing keeping them late begins, but Elsa isn’t interested in hearing it. Since he’s here and up, he can take Caramelo to school, as usual. Elsa will pick her up from school, as usual. Before he walks out the door with Caramelo, he tells Elsa that he wants her to stay, so that they can talk when he gets back. She reminds him that she has a job that she needs to get to. JJ seems surprised for some reason that she actually took that job with Medina. (Hasn’t he noticed her new look?) He looks put out at this news.
At the beach, Gabi is speaking on the phone with Juli. She tells her what happened with Mario and that she and David are returning immediately to the city. She tells Juli that David is destroyed by the news, and we see a devastated David in the background, rooted to the spot where he heard about his father's death. Gabi hangs up and hugs the weeping David.
At the Genovés house, Ale and Bertha talk about poor David. Bertha then decides it’s a good idea to call Adolfo and tell him the news, since he’s Mario’s business partner and all. He’s still in his jammies, and does a fair job at acting shocked at the news, all the while grinning. He uses every single expression of surprise in one sentence to show Bertha his devastation. “No! No me digas. Que barbaridad. Que horror. No lo puedo creer. Que desgracia. Lo siento mucho.” He tells Bertha that he’s there for her if she needs anything, anything at all. He’s on his way over to offer his support.
Dora brings in a tray to Ale and Bertha, crying the entire time. Ale thinks this is a nightmare. But Bertha is back to thinking about #1, herself. She tells Ale that if David tries to throw them out, she’ll throw the circumstances of his common birth into his face and use it as leverage. Ale stands up. She can’t believe what she’s hearing. She reminds Bertha that they promised their uncle that they would not reveal the secret of David’s origins, and they are going to follow through on his wishes. “Well, I think differently, as always.” (Yo pienso diferente, como siempre.) Bertha’s snotty reply is interrupted by Abelardo’s arrival. He has yet to hear the news, and backs away in disbelief when the girls tell him what happened. “No, no, no…”
At Medina’s office, Elsa is answering and transferring calls, and seems to have gotten the hang of the complicated phone and computer system. She has the perfect, pleasant secretarial voice. Medina walks in, observes her working and smiles. He asks how she’s doing and she smiles back and responds, using the formal address. He gives her another reminder to call him Mauricio, since he’s not just her boss, but also her friend. He then invites her to a meal after work. She declines, since she has to pick up Caramelo after work, but Mauricio has the perfect solution. His niece is staying with him while her parents travel through Europe for a few months. He invites Elsa to bring Caramelo over to his house. The two girls can play, while he and Elsa chat and hang out. After some hesitation, Elsa accepts the invitation for the following day. (Good girl.)
At the Guillen’s apartment, Abelardo has brought Faustiago the news. He can’t believe it. He admits that despite everything (their love and competition for the same woman), Mario was a good man. (A pesar de todo, era un buen hombre.) Abelardo talks about Mario’s frame of mind before he died. He was sad because he had to leave his children, but he was at peace. Faustiago asks if David and Gabi have been informed. “Yes. Poor kids. They’ve had to cut their honeymoon short. And the worst is that now they are going to lose everything (to Adolfo).” He wonders out loud to Faustiago whether it’s too late for them to do anything about it now. Faustiago gives him a sad, anxious look, but it’s obvious the wheels are turning in his head.
JJ and Mina are at his house, as construction and renovations goes on all around them. JJ asks where Ale is, and Mina breaks the news to him about Mario. He asks Mina for Ale’s home number and immediately calls her. Ale answers from Mario’s office. She starts to unburden her feelings to JJ, but then remembering that he is her uncle’s possible enemy, refuses his offer to accompany her.
At that moment, Mario’s worst enemy, Adolfo arrives. He is greeted with a hug by Bertha, while a disapproving Dora looks on. He spews a few more b.s. declarations of disbelief and condolence, but then starts asking about the whereabouts of the bodies. David will be taking care of all the arrangements (tramites) and he hasn’t arrived yet. He is now the head of the family. More b.s. from Adolfo. “Poor boy. Had I known Mario planned to travel on that dangerous road, I would have done something. So many years of friendship. Blah, blah, blah.” He asks Bertha how she’ll be taken care of. She tells him it’s up to David as the new head of the family. Adolfo assures her that David will take care of her, since she’s family. It’s his new wife that probably won’t like it. But she can count on him (Adolfo). She asks him flirtatiously if maybe he can offer her a job. Oh, no, no, no. She’s a woman with “class”, and working is not for her. (We need a wheel barrow and a shovel for all this bullshit Adolfo is dropping.) Bertha eats it up. She lowers her eyes in a faux display of demureness.
David and Gabi enter the room, still looking honeymoon glamorous, but with obviously heavy hearts. Bertha immediately clings to David. David asks for an update and takes on the task of going to claim the bodies. Adolfo offers his plane to take David to Jalapa, and David graciously agrees. Gabi wants to go with David, but he doesn’t want her to witness something so horrific. Bertha takes the opportunity to add her two cents by reprimanding Gabi for making things more difficult for David.
David kisses Gabi goodbye, and Bertha receives a kiss on the cheek from Adolfo. The two men leave and Bertha puts out her claws. She gives Gabi the death stare. When Gabi asks how the accident happened, Bertha starts yelling at her to not pretend like she felt anything for Mario. She knows she was just interested in Mario’s money, like she only married David for his money. “And what about Carlos Avila?” This question is so far out of left field that Gabi has no clue what she’s talking about. Bertha tells her that everyone knows what happened between her and Carlos in that solitary beach house. Gabi has had enough by this point. She tells Bertha that she doesn’t have a right to speak to her that way and she won’t permit it! And if Bertha continues, she will be telling David. Bertha then threatens back. If Gabi tells David, she’ll regret it (repentir). Gabi does not know what she’s capable of! They stare each other down and Gabi walks away just as Ale emerges from Mario’s office. She wants to know what Bertha did to upset Gabi so much. They promised their uncle they would treat her well. She wants to know why Bertha would go out of her way to upset her. “Because I hate her! Because I can’t stand her!” Her hissy fit shocks Ale.
JJ is telling Limon about Mario’s death and how sad Ale is. Limon notes that JJ’s feelings for Ale are deepening, but JJ doesn’t want to talk about those feeling or what they mean for his revenge plan. He shushes Limon. “Calladito, te ves más bonito.” (The quieter you are, the prettier you are.) He decides to head out to Ale’s house. If Elsa asks for him, make something up. He leaves, and Limon starts muttering to himself, not at all happy with being tasked to lie to Elsa and noticing JJ’s self centeredness. “Todo yo. Todo yo.” (It’s all about me.)
Mina is visiting Ale and they are sitting in Mario’s office (her favorite spot). Mina hopes it didn’t bug Ale that she gave JJ her number. Ale doesn’t know what to think. JJ is so mysterious. She tells Mina who JJ really is. Mina is surprised and wonders at the reason for this ruse. Ale thinks perhaps revenge. There’s also the mystery of his relationship with Elsa. She explains about going to his hotel suite and finding Elsa and the little girl. Mina wonders if they are married and the little girl is their child. Ale is just plain old confused. She doesn’t know what to think, how to react, what to do. Mina doesn’t want her to stress about it. It will all become clear sooner or later. Just then, the doorbell rings. Dora informs her it’s JJ at the door. Ale refuses to see him. Mina thinks she should straighten things out with him, but Ale cannot deal with it at the moment. Dora delivers the message that Ale is not feeling well to a waiting JJ. She can barely look him in the eyes as she does so. JJ begins to leave just as Abelardo is driving up, hesitates as if to say something, and then leaves.
Carlos is at the Club, just getting the news of Mario’s passing. Like father, like son. He is smiling ear to ear at the news that the old man (viejo) died. He is sure David must be destroyed and that this ruined his honeymoon (jerk!).
Dora informs Abelardo that David returned and is in Jalapa collecting the bodies. She’s worried about him, and slips, calling David HER little boy. Abelardo, who has by now read the letter, tells her she has nothing to be ashamed of. She laments that the house will not be the same without Mario. They both cry.
Roberto is at home on the couch, replaying the crime in his head. Happy Adolfo arrives. He’s brought Roberto a case full of money, 5 million pesos to be exact, for a job well done. Adolfo is sure this will perk Roberto right up.
Back at the house, Gabi is keeping Dora company in the kitchen. Dora wonders why she isn’t with Ale and Bertha in the living room (sala). Gabi confides in her that she feels more comfortable in the kitchen with Dora, and that she doesn’t think she’ll ever feel comfortable with that class of people. Dora assures her that David fell in love with her for a reason. Dora will be here for her to guide her and help her with anything she needs. Gabi thinks she will need Dora badly, and expresses her gratitude.
Ale comes into the kitchen wanting to know why Gabi won’t join her, her sister and Adolfo in the living room. Gabi tries to beg off, but when Ale insists she admits her dislike of Adolfo and that they don’t get along. She tells Ale that she doesn’t think Adolfo is such a nice person, despite how he’s helping since Mario’s death. She doesn’t think he’s being sincere. Gabi expresses her condolences to Ale and her sincere sadness at Mario’s passing, although Ale might not believe it. Ale does believe it. And she knows what a great affection Mario had for Gabi. Ale knows it won’t be easy for Gabi to live in this house, but assures her it is now HER house and David loves her tremendously. She wants them to be friends. Gabi agrees, and reluctantly leaves with her for the living room. Dora has been listening to this whole conversation in the background with a look of concern.
In the living room, Bertha is assuring Adolfo that David will get tired of Gabi soon. She’s a common, vulgar woman, who doesn’t know how to carry herself or speak properly. Adolfo is sure that Gabi is good at something—“servicing” David (ahem), since waitresses are so good at that. They chuckle at their vulgar little joke as Gabi and Ale enter the room. Adolfo immediately starts with the insults. He asks Gabi if she’s sad because her passport to Europe died. Gabi defiantly tells him she’s sad because DON MARIO passed away, because he was a good and generous man. But, she points out, it looks like his death hasn’t affected the two of them. She tells Adolfo that he’s only there because he’s a no good hypocrite, just like his son! As Bertha starts her rebuttal, we see a pair of feet of someone walking in, and the shoes look a lot like Mario’s.
“How dare you speak to him that way?!” Bertha is winding up to hurl some more insults Gabi’s way, when suddenly they all hear a familiar raspy voice say, “Buenas noches.” They are all beyond impactados to see Mario standing before them, no one more so than Adolfo. “No! No. No puede ser!”
“WARNING! This episode contains scenes not suitable for those under 18.” I knew this episode would be eventful when this was the first thing I saw on my recording. Of course, despite this warning, and despite the fact it’s on after midnight, American censors decided our over 18 year old eyes could not handle the heat generated by Gabi and David on their wedding night. My advice…watch the complete YouTube version. I’m jumping ahead of myself, so let’s start from the beginning.
We get a replay of Mario saying farewell to Alejandra and Bertha. Ale runs upstairs trying to hide her tears. Outside, in front of the waiting car, Dora nervously hands Mario a letter she’s written. She asks him to read it later when he has time, but Mario prefers to read it now in front of her. He reads part of it and looks up at her in surprise. “But this is very important Dora! You’re David’s mother! Why didn’t you tell me all these years?” Dora tells him she was afraid. He touches her face gently. He wants to give the letter to Abelardo who will know what to do about it all until Mario returns. He sends the chauffer to get Abelardo and gets more details from Dora about how this all came about. She explains that at the time she had been abandoned by David’s father. She was young, alone and hungry. She had befriended a maid named Maria in Mario’s household, who told her that Don Mario and his wife were not able to have children. “I thought my son would be cared for, and I wasn’t wrong.” They look at each other tenderly.
When Abelardo arrives, Mario hands him the letter, asks him to read it, keep it in a safe place, and tells him he’ll know what to do. He tells Abelardo he’ll be in contact tomorrow and gives them both a fond pat farewell before entering the SUV. Abelardo holds Dora close as they watch the car pull off.
We next see Mario and the chauffer at a gas station, being stalked by Roberto in the trailer truck, Pink Panther disguise and cherry lollipop firmly in place. On the lonely road to Veracruz, outside of the city, Mario and the chauffer notice that a trailer truck is riding their tail. Mario tells the chauffer to slow down and let the truck pass, but they soon realize the driver has no desire to pass them. The truck starts to ram them repeatedly from behind, then pulls along side of them. We and Mario see Roberto with a gleeful, crazed look in his eyes. He is enjoying every minute of this. He starts to ram them from the side, pushing them closer and closer to the edge of the steep cliff. Finally he succeeds, and the SUV careens over the side of the highway, bouncing and rolling down the mountainside, until it lands in the ravine, crushed nearly beyond recognition. If we had any hope that Mario and the chauffer survived, all of our hopes are dashed when the SUV explodes into a fiery ball. We watch the fire in horror, and Roberto admires his handiwork from the side of the road.
Far away from all this ugliness, David and Gabi arrive at their oceanfront honeymoon suite. He carries her right through and past the living room, and straight to the bedroom. They are both looking lovely and ready for the tropics in their white linen pants and tops, but David seems eager to get those clothes off. Gabi admires the swan shaped towels, rose petals, and “feliz luna de miel” on the bed. David quickly deposits her right on top of all that foolishness and starts to get down to business.
We draw a veil on the two lovebirds for a while, and head back to Mexico City. Yolanda is still in her wedding duds, enjoying her favorite green drink and in deep thought on Adolfo’s couch. He comes down the stairs, having already changed into his “casual bad guy wear”, complete with black leather jacket. He’s none to happy to see her. “Todavia estas aquí?” (You still here?) He’s looking as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof, and wants her to go. “Largate!” (Beat it!) She gets up to go, but complains that she doesn’t know why she puts up with him (te aguanto- from the verb aguantar). He knows it’s because it’s beneficial to her (te conviene). “True. But one of these days I’ll get tired of it.” She puts him on notice and smashes her glass to the floor on her way out. (Are we looking at Elsa and JJ in 30 years?)
Things are moving right along with Gabi and David in the honeymoon suite. Gabi has unpacked her special wedding night lingerie and wants to head to the bathroom to put it on. David seems perfectly content to continue, without the lingerie, but gives in when Gabi shows it to him. As soon as she enters the bathroom, he starts ripping off his clothes. Shoes, shirt, buttons flying off, and pants…In five seconds flat he’s down to his striped boxer briefs and “casually” reclining in bed under the covers. But wait! He forgot the champaign. He dashes to the minibar and grabs the champaign bucket and flutes, dashes back, and resumes his “relaxed” pose. Ooops! He forgot the music. He dashes to the living room, turns on the sensual sex music, oops, I meant sax music, and runs back into the bedroom, dives into the bed, and re-assumes the position. He grows impatient and calls out to Gabi. “Mi amor!”
His call is answered when we see Gabi’s head peek out from behind the corner. Then we see a tanned, shapely, high heel-shod leg, coyly teasing David. Finally, sweet innocent Gabi, wearing a not so innocent honeymoon outfit, emerges. She has transformed into Playmate of the Year, in a sexy white lacy teddy and white panty bottoms. Only the robe covering her teddy, and her shyness, hint at the demure Gabi we and David have known up till this point. David is blown away. He mutters “wow!” and quickly hops out of bed to greet her. He takes her all in and tells her how beautiful she looks. His obvious admiration chases all of Gabi’s anxieties away and she falls into his arms. They kiss, and then start to do what comes naturally…in the bed and in the jacuzzi tub. I won’t go into details, but I will say this: we get more than an eyeful of David’s and Gabi’s assets; Gabi may have gone into the honeymoon suite a virgin, but she’s a fast learner; and David came prepared with massage oils! Fill the rest in with your imaginations, and/or with your memories of the episode.
That’s the only happy part of this episode folks, so I hope you enjoyed it in all its NC-17 glory. Now on to the grim matters at hand. Roberto calls Adolfo in a post murder frenzy to let him know the job was done. Adolfo orders him to meet him in Roberto’s apartment.
At the Genovés house, Dora and Bertha are being awakened in the middle of the night by the ringing doorbell. It’s the police, and they inform the ladies that Mario’s car was in an accident on the highway to Veracruz, near Jalapa. Both passengers appeared to have died (falleceron). Ale comes downstairs in time to also hear the news. Bertha is shocked, and Ale and Dora hug each other in devastation.
At Roberto’s, Adolfo is grilling him about whether he is sure Mario is dead. Rob tells him he saw it with his own eyes, but looks like he’s sleepwalking. He has come down from his homicidal high, but Adolfo is just getting started. He laughs happily and tells his protégé to cheer up. There’s always a first time for everyone. [Well, actually this is Roberto’s second murder (that we know about), and just how many people HAS Adolfo killed? Yikes!] He tells Roberto that tomorrow he’ll be rich and he’ll feel better.
It’s the morning after, and David and Gabi are strolling along the beach smooching and flirting. David’s cell phone rings and he gets concerned immediately when he sees it’s home. Bertha immediately breaks the news that Mario “se murió”. She actually appears to be grieving, well at least she’s crying and wearing black. David is beyond belief impactado.
In JJ’s hotel suite, Elsa has gotten Caramelo ready for school and is coaxing her to drink her milk so that they can head off to school. Caramelo is stalling so that she can see JJ and Limon. Just then, JJ and Limon wander out of their rooms, drinking their hangover water. It’s obvious that Elsa had to spend the night, and she reproaches JJ for coming back so late. The lies about some business thing keeping them late begins, but Elsa isn’t interested in hearing it. Since he’s here and up, he can take Caramelo to school, as usual. Elsa will pick her up from school, as usual. Before he walks out the door with Caramelo, he tells Elsa that he wants her to stay, so that they can talk when he gets back. She reminds him that she has a job that she needs to get to. JJ seems surprised for some reason that she actually took that job with Medina. (Hasn’t he noticed her new look?) He looks put out at this news.
At the beach, Gabi is speaking on the phone with Juli. She tells her what happened with Mario and that she and David are returning immediately to the city. She tells Juli that David is destroyed by the news, and we see a devastated David in the background, rooted to the spot where he heard about his father's death. Gabi hangs up and hugs the weeping David.
At the Genovés house, Ale and Bertha talk about poor David. Bertha then decides it’s a good idea to call Adolfo and tell him the news, since he’s Mario’s business partner and all. He’s still in his jammies, and does a fair job at acting shocked at the news, all the while grinning. He uses every single expression of surprise in one sentence to show Bertha his devastation. “No! No me digas. Que barbaridad. Que horror. No lo puedo creer. Que desgracia. Lo siento mucho.” He tells Bertha that he’s there for her if she needs anything, anything at all. He’s on his way over to offer his support.
Dora brings in a tray to Ale and Bertha, crying the entire time. Ale thinks this is a nightmare. But Bertha is back to thinking about #1, herself. She tells Ale that if David tries to throw them out, she’ll throw the circumstances of his common birth into his face and use it as leverage. Ale stands up. She can’t believe what she’s hearing. She reminds Bertha that they promised their uncle that they would not reveal the secret of David’s origins, and they are going to follow through on his wishes. “Well, I think differently, as always.” (Yo pienso diferente, como siempre.) Bertha’s snotty reply is interrupted by Abelardo’s arrival. He has yet to hear the news, and backs away in disbelief when the girls tell him what happened. “No, no, no…”
At Medina’s office, Elsa is answering and transferring calls, and seems to have gotten the hang of the complicated phone and computer system. She has the perfect, pleasant secretarial voice. Medina walks in, observes her working and smiles. He asks how she’s doing and she smiles back and responds, using the formal address. He gives her another reminder to call him Mauricio, since he’s not just her boss, but also her friend. He then invites her to a meal after work. She declines, since she has to pick up Caramelo after work, but Mauricio has the perfect solution. His niece is staying with him while her parents travel through Europe for a few months. He invites Elsa to bring Caramelo over to his house. The two girls can play, while he and Elsa chat and hang out. After some hesitation, Elsa accepts the invitation for the following day. (Good girl.)
At the Guillen’s apartment, Abelardo has brought Faustiago the news. He can’t believe it. He admits that despite everything (their love and competition for the same woman), Mario was a good man. (A pesar de todo, era un buen hombre.) Abelardo talks about Mario’s frame of mind before he died. He was sad because he had to leave his children, but he was at peace. Faustiago asks if David and Gabi have been informed. “Yes. Poor kids. They’ve had to cut their honeymoon short. And the worst is that now they are going to lose everything (to Adolfo).” He wonders out loud to Faustiago whether it’s too late for them to do anything about it now. Faustiago gives him a sad, anxious look, but it’s obvious the wheels are turning in his head.
JJ and Mina are at his house, as construction and renovations goes on all around them. JJ asks where Ale is, and Mina breaks the news to him about Mario. He asks Mina for Ale’s home number and immediately calls her. Ale answers from Mario’s office. She starts to unburden her feelings to JJ, but then remembering that he is her uncle’s possible enemy, refuses his offer to accompany her.
At that moment, Mario’s worst enemy, Adolfo arrives. He is greeted with a hug by Bertha, while a disapproving Dora looks on. He spews a few more b.s. declarations of disbelief and condolence, but then starts asking about the whereabouts of the bodies. David will be taking care of all the arrangements (tramites) and he hasn’t arrived yet. He is now the head of the family. More b.s. from Adolfo. “Poor boy. Had I known Mario planned to travel on that dangerous road, I would have done something. So many years of friendship. Blah, blah, blah.” He asks Bertha how she’ll be taken care of. She tells him it’s up to David as the new head of the family. Adolfo assures her that David will take care of her, since she’s family. It’s his new wife that probably won’t like it. But she can count on him (Adolfo). She asks him flirtatiously if maybe he can offer her a job. Oh, no, no, no. She’s a woman with “class”, and working is not for her. (We need a wheel barrow and a shovel for all this bullshit Adolfo is dropping.) Bertha eats it up. She lowers her eyes in a faux display of demureness.
David and Gabi enter the room, still looking honeymoon glamorous, but with obviously heavy hearts. Bertha immediately clings to David. David asks for an update and takes on the task of going to claim the bodies. Adolfo offers his plane to take David to Jalapa, and David graciously agrees. Gabi wants to go with David, but he doesn’t want her to witness something so horrific. Bertha takes the opportunity to add her two cents by reprimanding Gabi for making things more difficult for David.
David kisses Gabi goodbye, and Bertha receives a kiss on the cheek from Adolfo. The two men leave and Bertha puts out her claws. She gives Gabi the death stare. When Gabi asks how the accident happened, Bertha starts yelling at her to not pretend like she felt anything for Mario. She knows she was just interested in Mario’s money, like she only married David for his money. “And what about Carlos Avila?” This question is so far out of left field that Gabi has no clue what she’s talking about. Bertha tells her that everyone knows what happened between her and Carlos in that solitary beach house. Gabi has had enough by this point. She tells Bertha that she doesn’t have a right to speak to her that way and she won’t permit it! And if Bertha continues, she will be telling David. Bertha then threatens back. If Gabi tells David, she’ll regret it (repentir). Gabi does not know what she’s capable of! They stare each other down and Gabi walks away just as Ale emerges from Mario’s office. She wants to know what Bertha did to upset Gabi so much. They promised their uncle they would treat her well. She wants to know why Bertha would go out of her way to upset her. “Because I hate her! Because I can’t stand her!” Her hissy fit shocks Ale.
JJ is telling Limon about Mario’s death and how sad Ale is. Limon notes that JJ’s feelings for Ale are deepening, but JJ doesn’t want to talk about those feeling or what they mean for his revenge plan. He shushes Limon. “Calladito, te ves más bonito.” (The quieter you are, the prettier you are.) He decides to head out to Ale’s house. If Elsa asks for him, make something up. He leaves, and Limon starts muttering to himself, not at all happy with being tasked to lie to Elsa and noticing JJ’s self centeredness. “Todo yo. Todo yo.” (It’s all about me.)
Mina is visiting Ale and they are sitting in Mario’s office (her favorite spot). Mina hopes it didn’t bug Ale that she gave JJ her number. Ale doesn’t know what to think. JJ is so mysterious. She tells Mina who JJ really is. Mina is surprised and wonders at the reason for this ruse. Ale thinks perhaps revenge. There’s also the mystery of his relationship with Elsa. She explains about going to his hotel suite and finding Elsa and the little girl. Mina wonders if they are married and the little girl is their child. Ale is just plain old confused. She doesn’t know what to think, how to react, what to do. Mina doesn’t want her to stress about it. It will all become clear sooner or later. Just then, the doorbell rings. Dora informs her it’s JJ at the door. Ale refuses to see him. Mina thinks she should straighten things out with him, but Ale cannot deal with it at the moment. Dora delivers the message that Ale is not feeling well to a waiting JJ. She can barely look him in the eyes as she does so. JJ begins to leave just as Abelardo is driving up, hesitates as if to say something, and then leaves.
Carlos is at the Club, just getting the news of Mario’s passing. Like father, like son. He is smiling ear to ear at the news that the old man (viejo) died. He is sure David must be destroyed and that this ruined his honeymoon (jerk!).
Dora informs Abelardo that David returned and is in Jalapa collecting the bodies. She’s worried about him, and slips, calling David HER little boy. Abelardo, who has by now read the letter, tells her she has nothing to be ashamed of. She laments that the house will not be the same without Mario. They both cry.
Roberto is at home on the couch, replaying the crime in his head. Happy Adolfo arrives. He’s brought Roberto a case full of money, 5 million pesos to be exact, for a job well done. Adolfo is sure this will perk Roberto right up.
Back at the house, Gabi is keeping Dora company in the kitchen. Dora wonders why she isn’t with Ale and Bertha in the living room (sala). Gabi confides in her that she feels more comfortable in the kitchen with Dora, and that she doesn’t think she’ll ever feel comfortable with that class of people. Dora assures her that David fell in love with her for a reason. Dora will be here for her to guide her and help her with anything she needs. Gabi thinks she will need Dora badly, and expresses her gratitude.
Ale comes into the kitchen wanting to know why Gabi won’t join her, her sister and Adolfo in the living room. Gabi tries to beg off, but when Ale insists she admits her dislike of Adolfo and that they don’t get along. She tells Ale that she doesn’t think Adolfo is such a nice person, despite how he’s helping since Mario’s death. She doesn’t think he’s being sincere. Gabi expresses her condolences to Ale and her sincere sadness at Mario’s passing, although Ale might not believe it. Ale does believe it. And she knows what a great affection Mario had for Gabi. Ale knows it won’t be easy for Gabi to live in this house, but assures her it is now HER house and David loves her tremendously. She wants them to be friends. Gabi agrees, and reluctantly leaves with her for the living room. Dora has been listening to this whole conversation in the background with a look of concern.
In the living room, Bertha is assuring Adolfo that David will get tired of Gabi soon. She’s a common, vulgar woman, who doesn’t know how to carry herself or speak properly. Adolfo is sure that Gabi is good at something—“servicing” David (ahem), since waitresses are so good at that. They chuckle at their vulgar little joke as Gabi and Ale enter the room. Adolfo immediately starts with the insults. He asks Gabi if she’s sad because her passport to Europe died. Gabi defiantly tells him she’s sad because DON MARIO passed away, because he was a good and generous man. But, she points out, it looks like his death hasn’t affected the two of them. She tells Adolfo that he’s only there because he’s a no good hypocrite, just like his son! As Bertha starts her rebuttal, we see a pair of feet of someone walking in, and the shoes look a lot like Mario’s.
“How dare you speak to him that way?!” Bertha is winding up to hurl some more insults Gabi’s way, when suddenly they all hear a familiar raspy voice say, “Buenas noches.” They are all beyond impactados to see Mario standing before them, no one more so than Adolfo. “No! No. No puede ser!”
Labels: verdad
Life after El Clon or El Mundo Telemumdo - week of Nov. 8
¡Saludos á todos! Jean here. The other half of the clone team is here to get the conversation going on all things Telemundo. I watch Los Exitosos Gome$ and La Fantasma de Elena so that is what I will talk about and NovelaMaven has done a summary of Aurora below. You can comment on any Telemundo novela. Follow us on the Telemundo tab on the sidebar. We're planning to try and post about once a week.
Recently, I have started to see promos for a new novela with Marlene Favela, most recently of Zorro, called Los Herederos del Monte. According to Wikipedia it is a remake of the 2008 novela, Hijos del Monte. It doesn't even have a Muy Pronto yet so who knows when it will air. What happened to Ojo por Ojo?
Los Exitosos Gome$
Gonzalo and Sol nearly escaped from Franco's clutches but since a novela with the main characters living happily in La Paz wouldn't be very interesting, they were caught before they could get on the plane. The threats that are making them cooperate were strenghtened - Amanda told Franco that Gonzalo and Martín are twin brothers and Gonzalo was taken to see the comatose Martín. When Franco started to disconnect the medical apparatus that is keeping Martín alive, Gonzalo agreed to continue to pretend to be Martín and to stay away from Sol. Some goons helped with that as well.
Franco first gave the incriminating documents about Sol's brother to a TV reporter from another station and somehow knew that Sol would be watching the program. When Sol hears that her brother's name mentioned in connection with a fraud, she runs to Franco's office and agrees to continue to work for him. Franco picks up the phone and apparently manages to stop the revelation in mid-broadcast.
Franco then gave the incriminating documents about Sol's brother to Diego. Diego's brief fling with goodness has passed and now he is blackmailing Sol to be with him.
It was great that Charly returned with a better haircut and clothes. It was not explained why he came back except that he said that he wants to try and win Tommy again. It's interesting that Franco has not tried to blackmail Gonzalo into marrying Tomas.
As so often happens in this novela, we go from seriousness to farce. In a perfect example of what the saying, 'don't count your chickens before they're hatched' means, Alvaro believes he has become a millionaire by winning the NY lottery. He burns his bridges by telling his colleagues exactly what he thinks of them only to find out that the ticket he has was for the NJ lottery and he hasn't won a dime. Alvaro's daughter, Jessica, asks Gonzalo to intercede for him with Franco. Gonzalo tells Franco that he can appear magnanimous while having the upper hand (tiene la sartén por el mango, literally, have the frying pan for the mango) and poor Alvaro gets his job back at lower salary and without his seniority.
We end up with Gonzalo interviewing the President and having to pretend that he hurt his hand so that he doesn't have to play golf with him and Sol, who wakes up with a pimple in the middle of her forehead, has to interview the president's bitchy wife.
La Fantasma de Elena (not including Friday's episode)
Elena is still in lala land.
Dario and Dulce think that they have Ruth in the palm of her hand by giving her the good life but she starts to show that she can't be manipulated.
Nena and Anacleto tell Corina about Latoña and Elena's baby. She refuses to believe them but later she tells Eduardo that Elena's baby was taken. La Gemela finds out where Nena lives. She burst in with a gun but a combination of a Daniela appearance and Latoña managing to hide under the bed keep her from discovering the truth. Daniela begins to haunt Elena Calcaño seriously.
Andrea has a bachelorette party but the her symptoms of her disease continue to increase.
We start the process of bringing Milady's father into the story. Clara asks the priest to contact him.
The three baddies, La Gemela, Montecristo and Dulce get together and find that they have common interests. The Gemela admits that her baby ploy failed. They decide to kill Elena and Eduardo. The Gemela wants a share of the inheritance.
Aurora: Week 2 by NovelaMaven
I’m really getting into this story of a modern-day Sleeping Beauty trying to re-enter her world after a twenty year absence. Sara Maldonado’s lovely Aurora has just the right mixture of strength and fragility and pain. Eugenio Siller as Martín/Lorenzo and Jorge Luis Pila as the older Lorenzo are doing such a good job that it’s easy to forget the leap of faith required to believe that twenty years could turn the first actor into the second. Well almost. And hey, this week we got to see them dance together!
So here’s what has happened in the past week:
At the Cryonics Facility:
When Dr. Gustavo Ponce de León defrosted Aurora, he acted against the wishes of the Board (junta). Now, suspicious of his increasing secrecy and furtive behavior, they insist that he open Aurora’s (empty!) capsule for their inspection. Dra Elizabeth thinks fast: She moves another congelada, same age, coloring and body-type as Aurora, into Aurora’s capsule. The switcheroo fools the committee. After only a brief look at the ice maiden, they authorize the capsule to be resealed and they apologize to Gustavo for doubting him.
Later, Martín brings his father, Lorenzo, to the clinic to catch a glimpse of la congelada before Gustavo blocks access to her capsule. And Lorenzo recognizes instantly that it’s the wrong congelada!
Gustavo and Elizabeth have to fill the capsule left empty by the faux Aurora. Elizabeth enlists the help of a corrupt hospital employee to find a new congelada candidate. And he does: For an unspecified price, a young Jane Doe on the verge of death is stealthily transferred to the Cryonics facility for Gustavo to work his magic.
In la familia Ponce de León:
Aurora:
This week Beta Aurora gets a new look: Blanca helps her update her wardrobe and hair.
She gets up close and personal with Lorenzo. To put an end to his insistence that he is her father, she says, look, I’ll show you it’s not true:
¡Yo te voy a demostrar que no soy tu hija! And she kisses him in a distinctly unfilial fashion.
She is still weak and easily exhausted. And in the Kiss scene, she develops an alarming new symptom. First, we just see a hand with blood dripping onto it. Then, we see that she has a bloody nose. That night, she snuggles into bed next to Blanca. The following morning, Blanca has trouble waking her. When she sees Aurora’s bloody face and the blood stains on the linens, she is very frightened. Aurora wakes up a moment later and reassures her that nothing bad is happening.
She is uneasy about the Big Lie but still tolerates it. (See more about The Big Lie below.)
When Lorenzo tells her he knows that his Aurora isn’t in the capsule at the Cryonics facility, she tries to convince him that she is; it’s just that for the sake of privacy, she’s in a different capsule there.
Gustavo:
This is not a man given to self-doubt. Gustavo remains unrepentant about his past and present behavior. He thinks Aurora should be grateful to him for saving her life.
Inés:
She recognizes she harmed her daughter in the past by going along with Gustavo. She and Aurora reconcile. (Blanca catches Aurora calling Inés ‘mama’; they explain that Aurora needed a mother and Inés was more like a mother than a grandmother to her.)
She is dependent on pills originally prescribed by Gustavo. Now he criticizes her for using them.
Interestingly, Inés boasts to Gustavo that it was she who poisoned Eduardo. She did it to protect Aurora, she says. But first she tried to convince him by sleeping with him. (Okay, this is the second person taking credit for the murder – the first was Dra Elizabeth. Usually only terrorist cells, rival gangs and psychos confess to murders they haven’t committed. Hmmm. Who’s going to be the next one to confess?)
Blanca:
Blanca, with Aurora’s encouragement, is finding new meaning in her life. She worked briefly at the family advertising agency, but that never really interested her. What she loved was her experience at the School of the Arts. She quit because she didn’t want to compete with the ghost of her sister, ie Alpha Aurora. Aurora persuades her to give it another try: she may well be a better dancer than her sister was!
Unfortunately, Blanca is getting a huge crush of Martín. ¡Ay, eso no puede ser! Because of the Big Lie, she has no way of knowing that Lorenzo is her father and therefore Martín is her half brother.
Roque:
He is the family chauffeur and Aurora’s friend and protector, past and present. He is one of the few people who know the whole truth.
The Big Lie:
Aurora sadly agrees to support the lie about her origins because she feels Blanca is unprepared to hear the truth. She also respects Lorenzo’s marriage to Natalia and doesn’t want to destroy his family.
Gustavo takes the Big Lie to another level when he seeks out Federico Alvarez de Toledo, the rich kid he was pushing on Aurora twenty years ago, to pose as the father of Beta Aurora. The guy is slimy: he has frivoled away his fortune and is now willing to say anything if the price is right. The only thing he brings to the table is creepy-looking facial hair, including a 50’s lothario mustache.
The new twist on the lie: Aurora lived with her father Federico all those years. That’s why los Ponce de León never reported her missing.
In la familia Lobos:
Lorenzo:
He continues his struggle to be a good husband and father but he can’t deny the feelings that have been stirred up by Beta Aurora’s appearance. When he thought she was his daughter, she was off-limits. If she’s not his daughter…
Natalia:
With Beta Aurora’s appearance, all of Natalia’s insecurities have surfaced. She knows that for Lorenzo, Alpha Aurora was el amor de su vida. For her, he has never felt more than cariño. She mistakenly thinks that by telling him that Beta Aurora is not his daughter, she’s inoculating him against her charms.
Natalia has some old guilt surfacing too. After Aurora’s disappearance in 1990, she allowed Lorenzo to believe the story that she (Aurora) had betrayed him with Federico. At the time, Vanesa pressured her to do so by threatening that Natalia’s parents, who worked for Vanesa’s family, would lose their jobs if she told the truth.
She asks her stepson Martín to help her hold on to her man. He recognizes the request is inappropriate but he agrees for reasons of his own. He needs to get Daddy out of the way so he can pitch his own woo. Did I hear somebody say Oedipal?
Nina:
Lorenzo befriended Natalia when she was pregnant with Nina. Lorenzo is the only father Nina has ever known. Natalia is still unwilling to tell Nina the name of her biological father.
Nina mopes around Martín, walks into his bedroom without knocking, and sleeps with him when she feels lonely. Get your minds out of the gutter. Sleeps, as in catches some zzzz’s. Well maybe not totally out of the gutter – poor Nina is smitten with her Adonis-like stepbrother even if he sees her as his little sister and has no romantic interest in her. In fact, he confides to her that he’s in love with Beta Aurora.
Martín:
He’s a renaissance man, our Martín. A scientist, a dancer, a writer of love songs which he sings himself. (Not half bad, actually.) He fell in love with Aurora the first time he saw her in the hospital ward of the Freezer. He recognizes that his father is perilously close to being his rival in love.
He is very curious about everything that happens in the Cryonics facility. In part, his interest is scientific – he wanted to work there before he knew Aurora’s story; in part, it is personal – now he wants to know everything there is to know about La Congelada.
One of the young doctors there seems to be interested in him, although he appears not to notice her. He also seems oblivious to the way Blanca and Nina lose themselves in his eyes when they are with him.
César:
We learn a few more details: He is adopted. He is very tough, very smart and inside prison he bargained for his life by agreeing to help some scary fugitives on the outside. As a condition of his release from jail, he is supposed to enter rehab. But right now he is staying with his family and observing everyone very closely.
Vanesa Miller and Vicki:
Vanesa:
The passage of years has done nothing to sweeten her disposition. She is the same lying, spiteful, jealous perra who invited Lorenzo to Aurora’s birthday party in 1990 just so he could see her with Federico and believe that he had been played for a fool.
She still demands Natalia’s silence and threatens to expose her part in the conspiracy to keep Lorenzo and Aurora apart if she speaks up. And her latest lie: she tells Beta Aurora that it was Natalia who invited Lorenzo to that fateful birthday party.
She goes to see Lorenzo and is stung by his scorn for her. He isn’t impressed by her success as a famous telenovela villain, nor the size of her pompis. But she thinks he’s hotter than ever!
With her husband Eduardo safely on ice, she checks out the contents of his caja fuerte: in addition to muchísimo dinero and the usual documents, she finds something unexpected: a DVD labeled “Aurora”. She is impactada by what she sees on the DVD: Aurora being brought back to life. She writes out a statement of what she has just seen and then places it and the DVD back in her safe.
She tells Federico that she knows he isn’t Beta Aurora’s father.
Vicki:
So far, Vanesa’s daughter seems to be free of her mother’s malice. She is on the periphery of the story, a friend for Blanca to confide in.
Labels: alguien, aurora, fantasma, telemundo
Friday, November 12, 2010
La Fea Más Bella #87-88 11/12/10 Did you?
Capitulo 87.Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 87 to 89. Then come back here to discuss it.
Paula asked me to post this link to dialog translations for these episodes.
Capitulo 88.
Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 87 to 89. Then come back here to discuss it.
Paula asked me to post this link to dialog translations for these episodes.
Capitulo 88.
Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 87 to 89. Then come back here to discuss it.
Labels: fea-2010
La Verdad Oculta #042: Ordinary Dora to Extraordinary Dora (and The Wedding)
At the church portal, Julieta offers beautiful bride Gabriela the bouquet and her blessing; while Gabriela explains Leonardo's presence there after Mario expresses his bittersweet wish to have been giving Gabriela away.
Presently, to Lohengrin's Bridal Chorus, "Faithfully Guided" ("Truelich Gefürt"), Leonardo faithfully guides Gabriela down the aisle past friends and family -- Alejandra and Bertha fast on their heels to the side, not-so fashionably late. At the altar, a beaming David only has eyes for his bride.
A moment even later, the Ávilas stroll right up the middle, with Carlos glaring at the bridal couple's clasped hands -- and Juan José bending forward to glare at the Ávilas. Meanwhile, at Santiago's, he bitterly weeps over family keepsakes in an ancient, worn box.
David and Gabriela joyfully exchange vows and rings, Yolanda murmuring to the dour Carlos -- and Bertha casting a coy look over her shoulder to Adolfo, who smiles in assent. Maid of honor Julieta provides coins symbolizing family prosperity; and Gabriela accepts them from David, both clasping them sweetly together in a solemn vow.
At home alone Santiago holds his wedding portrait with Márta over his heart and sobs in pain. In the church, Mario muses on Gabriela; and Juan José sends a sly look Alejandra's way, who gleams back. Asunción sneaks a peak through the tulips at Dora, flanked by Abelardo; and Leonardo dwells on the bride.
Abelardo looks concerned at Mario's sudden wince of pain -- and Julieta and matron of honor Dora place the wedding lasso around the couple; while the priest pronounces them married, and David plants a solid one on Gabriela.
Across town, Susana noshes snacks in bed when there's a knock, and it's dark-glasses, trench-coated Roberto with his nose stuck in the newspaper classified section. Inquiring about the truck for rent brings Marcos, who doesn't want to lease it without driving it himself; but for triple the fee, he's convinced.
Roberto claims he's picking up plastic toys that night in Veracruz for an orphanage; Susana thinks she's seen him before, but he gives his name as Antonio Castillo. At Mario's estate, we see Dora has quickly put together a beautifully appointed affair for the bridal couple, who appear and kiss to energetic applause.
Mario embraces them, and Gabriela greets Juan José, introducing him to Leonardo; and when Leonardo narrows his eyes and wonders if he doesn't work for the hotel, Juan José proclaims he bought the hotel! He casts an approving glance Alejandra's way and then an ugly one when the Ávilas appear, which Leonardo seems to notice.
As Juan José departs toward Alejandra, we see Leonardo has Julieta on his arm; then Asunción peels off, leaving Juan José to greet Alejandra alone, who is very pleased to see him. Not so pleased is Carlos, who tries hard to prevent him sitting with them; but Bertha greets him warmly.
Yolanda finally must reign in Carlos's protests, but he nearly spills Juan José's full name being introduced to Adolfo. Those two measure each other for a moment before reseating. Adolfo turns his tender ministrations to Bertha, and Alejandra discusses with Juan José her business visit to his apartment.
Elsa did not inform him of it, but he indulgently tells Alejandra she can do whatever she would like with his house; and she blushes at his husky, whispered compliments. They decide to talk elsewhere, and she laughs when he declares he'd follow her to the ends of the earth.
After they exit, Carlos objects to Bertha about her sister supposedly playing around on Roberto, making Bertha recoil at the ridiculous notion. Roberto's an idiot, she says; and when Bertha invites Carlos to explain why to curious Adolfo, Adolfo takes the occasion for another gratuitous fatherly insult -- not caring what Carlos would think.
It's an old, well worn hurt; and miffed Carlos ventures off for more hard liquor. On his way out, uneasy Yolanda begs him to take her home, saying she has a headache. In a quiet corner, when Alejandra asks about Elsa, Juan José explains their relationship, including Caramelo.
She guesses it was he who bought the hotel instead of "Mr. Limonta" and is astounded to learn it was just a very expensive whim. He admits, laughing, that he bought it because it holds a lot of meaning for him -- not because he knows anything about managing hotels.
Mario exits for his office; Carlos is just heading out again for another whiskey as Alejandra and Juan José return, whereupon Adolfo is apprised by Alejandra's conversation that he has a hotel competitor in the midst. They both agree they're fierce adversaries and eye each other once again.
When Adolfo remarks he's never heard of him heretofore, Juan José answers significantly that he's been -- abroad -- for eleven years. Across the way, Asunción traipses behind a harried Dora, as they pass Gabriela and Julieta noting Santiago has not yet arrived. On her way to the house to check, Gabriela's stopped by a congratulatory Yolanda, who notes the same thing about Santiago.
Nearby Bertha yucks it up with Adolfo, when Yolanda prods him again about leaving, irritating Adolfo. Yolanda points out that the police are there, indicating Leonardo; but Adolfo doesn't care. Carlos also looks in that direction, instead spying David; and suddenly Carlos gets a wild hair to kiss the bride.
Adolfo greets Mario exiting the house and conversationally pumps him about his plans, where he learns that he's traveling alone with only the chauffeur. He immediately calls Roberto to inform him and that it will be about 10 or 11 p.m. Roberto's startled when Adolfo warns him not to fail because everybody thinks he's useless and hangs up.
Bertha, in her cups and carrying two more, finds Adolfo; and when she asks if he doesn't want to toast the happy couple, he delights her by teasing, asking if they are already a couple! He gently pushes down her rudely pointing finger when she asks about the good looking guy in the wedding party, and it's Leonardo. Bertha's excited to learn he's a policeman, friend of the family, since she's never known a policeman.
Across the way, Leonardo congratulates Julieta on catching the bouquet, and they are just thanking Gabriela, about to leave, when a whiskey powered Carlos spins Gabriela around and tries a brutal embrace. Leonardo pulls him off just as David arrives and delivers a roundhouse to Carlos's head, and he goes down.
Screams everywhere, Carlos reappears and circles with David, blocked by Leonardo; Carlos threatens Leonardo and Juan José appears to hold off David -- when Adolfo arrives with Yolanda and angrily carts Carlos off, who's shouting threats.
Party over, Mario calls David and Gabriela to his office before they leave. Juan José encounters Asunción, far gone; and then Alejandra, who tells him how pleased she was he was there. They agree to meet again, and Juan José flatters her so sincerely and effusively that she kisses him on the cheek before departing. He closes his eyes in a state of ecstasy that every female viewer wishes she had created.
Poor Dora must endure Asunción's drunken professions of adoration until Juan José pulls him off. In Mario's office he tells Gabriela how much he cares about her and how happy he is to have met her. David tearfully embraces his father, as then does Gabriela, choking the weeping Mario up beyond words.
He counsels them to both help each other to have no problems with the Ávilas, since their business pact has such a short time to go. Mario becomes very emotional with what only he knows is their final goodbye. At the condo, Adolfo is furious Carlos crossed swords with a police commander! And what's with this macho stuff!
Carlos can't fathom why Adolfo cares about either now, but Adolfo does for his own reasons. He doesn't want people to think they and their business partners have problems (...in case one of them turns up dead, say). Carlos won't brook interference in his personal life, and when Adolfo threatens to kick him out, Carlos agrees -- if he gets his cut!
He's been working for Adolfo for years and the business does spectacularly because of him, but Adolfo denies he has any right to part of the business. So Carlos insists Adolfo will have to put up with him and won't leave. Adolfo's furious and threatens to chuck his things into the street, which then makes Yolanda furious.
She's livid because she blames Adolfo for Carlos's problems. He's his son! But Adolfo can't stand him. Of course he can't -- because he's heartless! she shouts. Whatever Carlos is, it's Adolfo's fault! Adolfo's! And that evil Márta! she cries. Adolfo's head jerks around, and he stares at her in shock.
At Mario's, Bertha is just gossiping to Alejandra that if Carlos is fighting over Gabriela, there must really be something between them, when Mario exits his office looking exhausted. Alejandra tries to get him to postpone his trip; but everything is ready, and he is saying goodbye to them.
Mario wants them to be good to Gabriela and not worry; they won't want for anything. Most of all, he begs them not to reveal David's origin to him. They are just promising when Abelardo enters with word that all is ready; and Alejandra is moved to embrace Mario, while Bertha can barely stand an affectionate poink on the nose. At his exit, Bertha wonders annoyed why everybody's acting like it's a funeral!
In Mario's office, it's Abelardo's turn to say goodbye, and he's already weeping. After so many years, the two men hardly have words and fall into an embrace, with Abelardo fretting tearfully what he will do without him. Mario bids him stay behind to make sure everything goes like it should with David and Santiago, and Abelardo vows to do everything possible to complete his plans.
Abelardo hopes the Swiss doctors can help him; but he's so distraught that Mario lets him stay behind in the office to avoid arousing the girls' suspicions and exits alone. Bertha laughs, mystified, why Ajelandra rushed upstairs weeping after Mario embraced her and thanked her, Bertha being in the dark about their arrangement.
When Dora alone accompanies Mario outside to the car, she hands him a letter to be read later; but when he decides to open it then and there, he is astonished to find out that she admitted to being David's mother!
Presently, to Lohengrin's Bridal Chorus, "Faithfully Guided" ("Truelich Gefürt"), Leonardo faithfully guides Gabriela down the aisle past friends and family -- Alejandra and Bertha fast on their heels to the side, not-so fashionably late. At the altar, a beaming David only has eyes for his bride.
A moment even later, the Ávilas stroll right up the middle, with Carlos glaring at the bridal couple's clasped hands -- and Juan José bending forward to glare at the Ávilas. Meanwhile, at Santiago's, he bitterly weeps over family keepsakes in an ancient, worn box.
David and Gabriela joyfully exchange vows and rings, Yolanda murmuring to the dour Carlos -- and Bertha casting a coy look over her shoulder to Adolfo, who smiles in assent. Maid of honor Julieta provides coins symbolizing family prosperity; and Gabriela accepts them from David, both clasping them sweetly together in a solemn vow.
At home alone Santiago holds his wedding portrait with Márta over his heart and sobs in pain. In the church, Mario muses on Gabriela; and Juan José sends a sly look Alejandra's way, who gleams back. Asunción sneaks a peak through the tulips at Dora, flanked by Abelardo; and Leonardo dwells on the bride.
Abelardo looks concerned at Mario's sudden wince of pain -- and Julieta and matron of honor Dora place the wedding lasso around the couple; while the priest pronounces them married, and David plants a solid one on Gabriela.
Across town, Susana noshes snacks in bed when there's a knock, and it's dark-glasses, trench-coated Roberto with his nose stuck in the newspaper classified section. Inquiring about the truck for rent brings Marcos, who doesn't want to lease it without driving it himself; but for triple the fee, he's convinced.
Roberto claims he's picking up plastic toys that night in Veracruz for an orphanage; Susana thinks she's seen him before, but he gives his name as Antonio Castillo. At Mario's estate, we see Dora has quickly put together a beautifully appointed affair for the bridal couple, who appear and kiss to energetic applause.
Mario embraces them, and Gabriela greets Juan José, introducing him to Leonardo; and when Leonardo narrows his eyes and wonders if he doesn't work for the hotel, Juan José proclaims he bought the hotel! He casts an approving glance Alejandra's way and then an ugly one when the Ávilas appear, which Leonardo seems to notice.
As Juan José departs toward Alejandra, we see Leonardo has Julieta on his arm; then Asunción peels off, leaving Juan José to greet Alejandra alone, who is very pleased to see him. Not so pleased is Carlos, who tries hard to prevent him sitting with them; but Bertha greets him warmly.
Yolanda finally must reign in Carlos's protests, but he nearly spills Juan José's full name being introduced to Adolfo. Those two measure each other for a moment before reseating. Adolfo turns his tender ministrations to Bertha, and Alejandra discusses with Juan José her business visit to his apartment.
Elsa did not inform him of it, but he indulgently tells Alejandra she can do whatever she would like with his house; and she blushes at his husky, whispered compliments. They decide to talk elsewhere, and she laughs when he declares he'd follow her to the ends of the earth.
After they exit, Carlos objects to Bertha about her sister supposedly playing around on Roberto, making Bertha recoil at the ridiculous notion. Roberto's an idiot, she says; and when Bertha invites Carlos to explain why to curious Adolfo, Adolfo takes the occasion for another gratuitous fatherly insult -- not caring what Carlos would think.
It's an old, well worn hurt; and miffed Carlos ventures off for more hard liquor. On his way out, uneasy Yolanda begs him to take her home, saying she has a headache. In a quiet corner, when Alejandra asks about Elsa, Juan José explains their relationship, including Caramelo.
She guesses it was he who bought the hotel instead of "Mr. Limonta" and is astounded to learn it was just a very expensive whim. He admits, laughing, that he bought it because it holds a lot of meaning for him -- not because he knows anything about managing hotels.
Mario exits for his office; Carlos is just heading out again for another whiskey as Alejandra and Juan José return, whereupon Adolfo is apprised by Alejandra's conversation that he has a hotel competitor in the midst. They both agree they're fierce adversaries and eye each other once again.
When Adolfo remarks he's never heard of him heretofore, Juan José answers significantly that he's been -- abroad -- for eleven years. Across the way, Asunción traipses behind a harried Dora, as they pass Gabriela and Julieta noting Santiago has not yet arrived. On her way to the house to check, Gabriela's stopped by a congratulatory Yolanda, who notes the same thing about Santiago.
Nearby Bertha yucks it up with Adolfo, when Yolanda prods him again about leaving, irritating Adolfo. Yolanda points out that the police are there, indicating Leonardo; but Adolfo doesn't care. Carlos also looks in that direction, instead spying David; and suddenly Carlos gets a wild hair to kiss the bride.
Adolfo greets Mario exiting the house and conversationally pumps him about his plans, where he learns that he's traveling alone with only the chauffeur. He immediately calls Roberto to inform him and that it will be about 10 or 11 p.m. Roberto's startled when Adolfo warns him not to fail because everybody thinks he's useless and hangs up.
Bertha, in her cups and carrying two more, finds Adolfo; and when she asks if he doesn't want to toast the happy couple, he delights her by teasing, asking if they are already a couple! He gently pushes down her rudely pointing finger when she asks about the good looking guy in the wedding party, and it's Leonardo. Bertha's excited to learn he's a policeman, friend of the family, since she's never known a policeman.
Across the way, Leonardo congratulates Julieta on catching the bouquet, and they are just thanking Gabriela, about to leave, when a whiskey powered Carlos spins Gabriela around and tries a brutal embrace. Leonardo pulls him off just as David arrives and delivers a roundhouse to Carlos's head, and he goes down.
Screams everywhere, Carlos reappears and circles with David, blocked by Leonardo; Carlos threatens Leonardo and Juan José appears to hold off David -- when Adolfo arrives with Yolanda and angrily carts Carlos off, who's shouting threats.
Party over, Mario calls David and Gabriela to his office before they leave. Juan José encounters Asunción, far gone; and then Alejandra, who tells him how pleased she was he was there. They agree to meet again, and Juan José flatters her so sincerely and effusively that she kisses him on the cheek before departing. He closes his eyes in a state of ecstasy that every female viewer wishes she had created.
Poor Dora must endure Asunción's drunken professions of adoration until Juan José pulls him off. In Mario's office he tells Gabriela how much he cares about her and how happy he is to have met her. David tearfully embraces his father, as then does Gabriela, choking the weeping Mario up beyond words.
He counsels them to both help each other to have no problems with the Ávilas, since their business pact has such a short time to go. Mario becomes very emotional with what only he knows is their final goodbye. At the condo, Adolfo is furious Carlos crossed swords with a police commander! And what's with this macho stuff!
Carlos can't fathom why Adolfo cares about either now, but Adolfo does for his own reasons. He doesn't want people to think they and their business partners have problems (...in case one of them turns up dead, say). Carlos won't brook interference in his personal life, and when Adolfo threatens to kick him out, Carlos agrees -- if he gets his cut!
He's been working for Adolfo for years and the business does spectacularly because of him, but Adolfo denies he has any right to part of the business. So Carlos insists Adolfo will have to put up with him and won't leave. Adolfo's furious and threatens to chuck his things into the street, which then makes Yolanda furious.
She's livid because she blames Adolfo for Carlos's problems. He's his son! But Adolfo can't stand him. Of course he can't -- because he's heartless! she shouts. Whatever Carlos is, it's Adolfo's fault! Adolfo's! And that evil Márta! she cries. Adolfo's head jerks around, and he stares at her in shock.
At Mario's, Bertha is just gossiping to Alejandra that if Carlos is fighting over Gabriela, there must really be something between them, when Mario exits his office looking exhausted. Alejandra tries to get him to postpone his trip; but everything is ready, and he is saying goodbye to them.
Mario wants them to be good to Gabriela and not worry; they won't want for anything. Most of all, he begs them not to reveal David's origin to him. They are just promising when Abelardo enters with word that all is ready; and Alejandra is moved to embrace Mario, while Bertha can barely stand an affectionate poink on the nose. At his exit, Bertha wonders annoyed why everybody's acting like it's a funeral!
In Mario's office, it's Abelardo's turn to say goodbye, and he's already weeping. After so many years, the two men hardly have words and fall into an embrace, with Abelardo fretting tearfully what he will do without him. Mario bids him stay behind to make sure everything goes like it should with David and Santiago, and Abelardo vows to do everything possible to complete his plans.
Abelardo hopes the Swiss doctors can help him; but he's so distraught that Mario lets him stay behind in the office to avoid arousing the girls' suspicions and exits alone. Bertha laughs, mystified, why Ajelandra rushed upstairs weeping after Mario embraced her and thanked her, Bertha being in the dark about their arrangement.
When Dora alone accompanies Mario outside to the car, she hands him a letter to be read later; but when he decides to open it then and there, he is astonished to find out that she admitted to being David's mother!
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
La Fea Más Bella #85-86 11/11/10 Before and After
Today is Veterans Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended WWI and the day on which we honor our military veterans. Our deepest thanks to all of you have served in the armed forces.
Capitulo 85.Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 85 to 86. Then come back here to discuss it
Paula we miss you! At least we have your Before and After table and dialogue translation.
Capitulo 86.
Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 85 to 86. Then come back here to discuss it.
Paula made a table regarding the sequence of events in Cap 86. She says don't read this table from left to right. Instead, read down the left side and then up the right side, following the actual chronology.
Here is the link to dialog translations for these episodes. (This is a great dialogue translation and I hope you read it. And Paula was just learning Spanish? Wow.)
From Pata: Paula has a theme of how Fernando changes throughout this story and I think she calls it "Before and After". So I have the picture when they just enter the hotel room, then the second picture is just as they are leaving.
Pata, thank you for the screen shots. You nailed today's theme, nice job!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Capitulo 85.Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 85 to 86. Then come back here to discuss it
Paula we miss you! At least we have your Before and After table and dialogue translation.
Capitulo 86.
Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 85 to 86. Then come back here to discuss it.
Paula made a table regarding the sequence of events in Cap 86. She says don't read this table from left to right. Instead, read down the left side and then up the right side, following the actual chronology.
Here is the link to dialog translations for these episodes. (This is a great dialogue translation and I hope you read it. And Paula was just learning Spanish? Wow.)
From Pata: Paula has a theme of how Fernando changes throughout this story and I think she calls it "Before and After". So I have the picture when they just enter the hotel room, then the second picture is just as they are leaving.
Pata, thank you for the screen shots. You nailed today's theme, nice job!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
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La Verdad Oculta EP41 11/10/2010 - I can hear the bells
* Juan José and Caramelo pay Elsa a visit and they ask her to take care of the cutest little telenovela girl ever while the big guy and Asunción have a business meeting. These two still act like a telenovela couple after the divorce and now they practice the passive-aggressive child custody part with shameless manipulation and pure bitchiness.
* In a luxurious bridal salon the Guillén sisters examine the wedding dress of Gaby who looks gorgeous. And thanks to David's generosity and deep wallet at last the humble kids can pick for a pretty dress for Julieta, too.
* In Sagitario Sir Leonardo, the knight in a shining armor (who's not only a cop but a lawyer, too) starts to bother a very displeased Carlos to discuss why he fired Julieta. He has witnesses who can testify Carlos treated her badly and it's obvious he discriminates against her, so be careful, next time he'll return as a cop. Oh, and give him back Juli's bag. Right. Now.
* Susana tells Marcos she met Carlos and he may help him.
* Caramelo is excited about her first school day though she isn't enthusiastic about going to be early. After she and Asunción leave JJ tries again to make peace with Elsa but they still can't or doesn't want to understand what her problem is. He doesn't want to give up his revenge plans either and can't enjoy his new, free, rich life either because he can't sleep peacefully until he gets back at those people who robbed so many years from his life. And he's confused, freedom is new for him. Elsa gets tired with the conversation and she says okay, that's it, she'll give him the freedom he loves so much.
* At home Gaby and Julieta talk about the wedding and the members of the Genovés household. Dora and Abelardo are very nice to her, Alejandra is lovely, but Bertha... eh, she's is intolerable. Doorbell. Carlos came to congratulate her and to give her a little gift. Don't worry, he doesn't intend to harm her, he'd like her to forget everything that happened. Gaby feels very uncomfortable but politely accepts the gift. Thanks, I have to go now... Moustache grabs her hand and pulls his best Clark Gable face: he wants her to be happy... and he would do anything to make her happy. Okay, thank you, BYE. Inside she opens the box and quickly hides the pretty ring Carlos gave to her.
Julieta tells Fausto she quit her job which makes Daddy very content. Doorbell again, David came for his wife again. This time Fausto welcomes him in a much friendlier way and outside the building the young couple rejoice over that at last he has accepted David. They share a sweet kiss... just when poor Leonardo arrives at home. The poor knight visits Fausto to deliver a wedding present for Gabriela, and to give Julieta her bag back. Daddy invites him to the wedding which he politely accepts. Julieta is very happy, then he may be her companion at the party!
* In the Genovés villa David and Gaby invite Dora to the wedding. She's important for David and he wants her to be with them at the ceremony. Dora melts.
* Marcos continues organizing his future transportation business. And when will he sell the diamonds, asks Susana. Tomorrow. Sue is curious about where the secret tunnel leads and suggests him to explore it.
* On her first working day Elsa talks to Mina on phone. She feels so strange, she's an awful receptionist, she doesn't know how to solve her tasks. Mina calms the panicking girl: don't worry, she'll do it fine! But anyway, she called her because needs to know where Sr. Ocampo lives. Inside the architect studio Mina gives Ale the address who can't hide her enthusiasm.
* At dawn Roberto shows up in the Ávila condo and admits Adolfo he got cold feet. He can't kill Mario, it's impossible! But the trap is set, and Adolfo will help him in every possible way. This is the opportunity of his life and he'll give him mucho, mucho dinero... 5 million pesos. Yolanda arrives and whines about the wedding. She doesn't want to attend it, but can't persuade Adolfo.
* Elsa picks up Caramelo at school and they spend the afternoon together.
* JJ, Asunción and Abelardo are in the hotel that JJ, I mean, Asunción bought and talk with the hotel's manager. All of them are very content about the successful transaction. Especially the boys who act like they were two enthusiastic ten years old boys. Abe has to leave, today is the wedding of David Genovés. Oh, really? JJ and Asunción would love to be present at the ceremony!
* The doorbell of the luxurious hotel apartment rings. Caramelo opens the door and she meets Alejandra who came to visit JJ. But instead of a dim hunk she gets an unfriendly and clever Elsa 2.0 who doesn't forget to mention that she lives there with JJ and no, she's not his secretary but his friend. Really, friends? That's interesting because the last time they met in her architect studio they didn't even recognize each other. Anyway. Then please tell your "friend" that I need to talk with him. Adios.
* Julieta dresses up the excited bride. Fausto is enchanted by his daughter and he is very proud of her but unfortunately he can't attend the wedding because he doesn't feel well. He asks Leonardo, who's also amazed at Gabriela's beauty, to accompany her in the church. After the girls leave Fausto starts to cry like a child.
* Mario calls Faustiago and the two weeping fathers - the heartbroken fugitive and the dying multi-millionaire have a touching conversation. Mario is sad about that Faustiago can't accompany their kid and tells him after the party he'll leave forever. He hopes one day Fausto will find out who murdered Marta.
* In the hotel room Asunción and JJ who are dressed up awesomely elegantly tell Elsa they are going to a... business meeting. JJ says the girls goodbye but his attempt to give Elsa a goodbye kiss on the cheek fails. So to infuriate her he kisses Caramelo loudly again, again and again. Come on, man, try to act like an adult.
* And here comes the wedding. The participant have arrived, JJ and Asunción meet Mario and David, Dora notices JJ and freaks out again, Mario is enthusiastic, Blondie is nervous like a little boy... And the bride is so lovely and beautiful that JJ can't take his eyes off of her.
Aribeth
* In a luxurious bridal salon the Guillén sisters examine the wedding dress of Gaby who looks gorgeous. And thanks to David's generosity and deep wallet at last the humble kids can pick for a pretty dress for Julieta, too.
* In Sagitario Sir Leonardo, the knight in a shining armor (who's not only a cop but a lawyer, too) starts to bother a very displeased Carlos to discuss why he fired Julieta. He has witnesses who can testify Carlos treated her badly and it's obvious he discriminates against her, so be careful, next time he'll return as a cop. Oh, and give him back Juli's bag. Right. Now.
* Susana tells Marcos she met Carlos and he may help him.
* Caramelo is excited about her first school day though she isn't enthusiastic about going to be early. After she and Asunción leave JJ tries again to make peace with Elsa but they still can't or doesn't want to understand what her problem is. He doesn't want to give up his revenge plans either and can't enjoy his new, free, rich life either because he can't sleep peacefully until he gets back at those people who robbed so many years from his life. And he's confused, freedom is new for him. Elsa gets tired with the conversation and she says okay, that's it, she'll give him the freedom he loves so much.
* At home Gaby and Julieta talk about the wedding and the members of the Genovés household. Dora and Abelardo are very nice to her, Alejandra is lovely, but Bertha... eh, she's is intolerable. Doorbell. Carlos came to congratulate her and to give her a little gift. Don't worry, he doesn't intend to harm her, he'd like her to forget everything that happened. Gaby feels very uncomfortable but politely accepts the gift. Thanks, I have to go now... Moustache grabs her hand and pulls his best Clark Gable face: he wants her to be happy... and he would do anything to make her happy. Okay, thank you, BYE. Inside she opens the box and quickly hides the pretty ring Carlos gave to her.
Julieta tells Fausto she quit her job which makes Daddy very content. Doorbell again, David came for his wife again. This time Fausto welcomes him in a much friendlier way and outside the building the young couple rejoice over that at last he has accepted David. They share a sweet kiss... just when poor Leonardo arrives at home. The poor knight visits Fausto to deliver a wedding present for Gabriela, and to give Julieta her bag back. Daddy invites him to the wedding which he politely accepts. Julieta is very happy, then he may be her companion at the party!
* In the Genovés villa David and Gaby invite Dora to the wedding. She's important for David and he wants her to be with them at the ceremony. Dora melts.
* Marcos continues organizing his future transportation business. And when will he sell the diamonds, asks Susana. Tomorrow. Sue is curious about where the secret tunnel leads and suggests him to explore it.
* On her first working day Elsa talks to Mina on phone. She feels so strange, she's an awful receptionist, she doesn't know how to solve her tasks. Mina calms the panicking girl: don't worry, she'll do it fine! But anyway, she called her because needs to know where Sr. Ocampo lives. Inside the architect studio Mina gives Ale the address who can't hide her enthusiasm.
* At dawn Roberto shows up in the Ávila condo and admits Adolfo he got cold feet. He can't kill Mario, it's impossible! But the trap is set, and Adolfo will help him in every possible way. This is the opportunity of his life and he'll give him mucho, mucho dinero... 5 million pesos. Yolanda arrives and whines about the wedding. She doesn't want to attend it, but can't persuade Adolfo.
* Elsa picks up Caramelo at school and they spend the afternoon together.
* JJ, Asunción and Abelardo are in the hotel that JJ, I mean, Asunción bought and talk with the hotel's manager. All of them are very content about the successful transaction. Especially the boys who act like they were two enthusiastic ten years old boys. Abe has to leave, today is the wedding of David Genovés. Oh, really? JJ and Asunción would love to be present at the ceremony!
* The doorbell of the luxurious hotel apartment rings. Caramelo opens the door and she meets Alejandra who came to visit JJ. But instead of a dim hunk she gets an unfriendly and clever Elsa 2.0 who doesn't forget to mention that she lives there with JJ and no, she's not his secretary but his friend. Really, friends? That's interesting because the last time they met in her architect studio they didn't even recognize each other. Anyway. Then please tell your "friend" that I need to talk with him. Adios.
* Julieta dresses up the excited bride. Fausto is enchanted by his daughter and he is very proud of her but unfortunately he can't attend the wedding because he doesn't feel well. He asks Leonardo, who's also amazed at Gabriela's beauty, to accompany her in the church. After the girls leave Fausto starts to cry like a child.
* Mario calls Faustiago and the two weeping fathers - the heartbroken fugitive and the dying multi-millionaire have a touching conversation. Mario is sad about that Faustiago can't accompany their kid and tells him after the party he'll leave forever. He hopes one day Fausto will find out who murdered Marta.
* In the hotel room Asunción and JJ who are dressed up awesomely elegantly tell Elsa they are going to a... business meeting. JJ says the girls goodbye but his attempt to give Elsa a goodbye kiss on the cheek fails. So to infuriate her he kisses Caramelo loudly again, again and again. Come on, man, try to act like an adult.
* And here comes the wedding. The participant have arrived, JJ and Asunción meet Mario and David, Dora notices JJ and freaks out again, Mario is enthusiastic, Blondie is nervous like a little boy... And the bride is so lovely and beautiful that JJ can't take his eyes off of her.
Aribeth
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Eva Luna #8 Wed 11/10/10 Every one loves Eva (well almost everyone)
Tonight was all over the place. I decided rather than do a complete one tomorrow and have to watch this whole thing over again to just do a quick outline of the events from the notes I took. I am hoping that everyone will feel free to add, correct or even add dialogue. My CCS were not working. I promise next wed I will have a complete recap with pictures. I just want to go to bed early and enjoy the Latin Grammy’s tomorrow night.
We start with where we left off last night with Eva trying to retrieve the pills she dropped on Leos bed. We get a very compromising scene as Renata walks in and doesn’t buy Eva’s innocence. She even rats to Marcella. Marcella tells Renata that she knows her son. Sooner or later he will tire of Eva and will fire her. Renate’s all in a major tizzy because Eva has won the hearts of everyone in the household. Including Mad Max. And Julio is so taken with her.
Speaking of, Eva is finishing lunch detail with him when he had one of those awful attacks. Max was outside the door for some odd reason. He sensed his masters attack and was going nuts barking like crazy. Old sympatric Renata noted he was barking out side the door and just told him to shut up and left. Eva was freaking out. She didn’t know what to do. Thank goodness the attack was over and Julio recovered. Oh dear.
Thomas is still missing. Everyone is beside themselves. Poor little Adrian does not want them to call the police. He runs away but is found by Knockout Ricky and persuaded to come back to the house. Our kind residents, Justa, Ricky and Marisol agree that they will all look after him. Adrian is certain that his father just left on a trip and forgot to tell him. Oh yea and Gangster Damien (?) is lurking in the shadows. So I am certain this will be trouble for our little family.
Alicia and Marisol do a little bonding. Marisol warns Alicia that Tony is trouble. Well we all know that.
We are now getting a little more plot line with our butler Francisco and Jacky the nanny. Francisco is talking to some women trying to impress her by having her believe he is wealthy. We find out that Jacky actually has the hots for him as she discusses her love interest with Laurita. Actually Laurita is giving her tips on how to catch a man. Smile and bring him coffee. Turns out Francisco‘s big date is a wash. He confesses this to Jacky. Unfortunately he also confesses that he could never be interested in a servant girl. Jacky‘s heart is broken.
A large bouquet of flowers arrives at the big house. Renata is convinced they were sent to Victoria. Turns out Bruno the charmer has sent them to smarmy Marcella. (gross). So she’s all excited about the prospects of a hot young stud. We know he has an ulterior motive as we see him talk with someone, who is just out of sight, that he is just interested in all her money. (Is that a gigolo?)
Leo is all about the great sexual chemistry he has with Claudia. They are getting ready to have a roll in the hay. He wants to make sure she is using protection. Of course she assures him and excuses herself to go to the ladies room. We see her take out her little contraceptive case and throw the little pill away. She has plans of her own.
Daniel has been in and out of business meetings. It turns out there is an award presentation for the great apple slogan. His secretary tells him they found the person who created the genius line that won them the award. Drum roll everybody …………. It turns out to be none other than our clever little Eva. Daniel just has to drive off in his orange convertible to Julio’s house to see Eva to make sure it is indeed her .
We also get a little confession from Eva while she is winning Julio’s heart as well as that of Mad max that she would love to be in some from of publicity or marketing. Julio assures her she will go far.
We end tonight with an awkward scene., Daniel has arrived at the mansion. Renata assumes he is there to see Victoria. He tells her that he is there to see Eva. That really ticks Renata off. Vicky shows up and is pleasantly surprised he is there and assumes it is to see her. He informs her he is there to see Eva. Eva walks in and it is confirmed she indeed is the person who submitted the winning line. He tells them she has to go to the awards with them. After all she was the inspiration. This does not sit well with Victoria.
We start with where we left off last night with Eva trying to retrieve the pills she dropped on Leos bed. We get a very compromising scene as Renata walks in and doesn’t buy Eva’s innocence. She even rats to Marcella. Marcella tells Renata that she knows her son. Sooner or later he will tire of Eva and will fire her. Renate’s all in a major tizzy because Eva has won the hearts of everyone in the household. Including Mad Max. And Julio is so taken with her.
Speaking of, Eva is finishing lunch detail with him when he had one of those awful attacks. Max was outside the door for some odd reason. He sensed his masters attack and was going nuts barking like crazy. Old sympatric Renata noted he was barking out side the door and just told him to shut up and left. Eva was freaking out. She didn’t know what to do. Thank goodness the attack was over and Julio recovered. Oh dear.
Thomas is still missing. Everyone is beside themselves. Poor little Adrian does not want them to call the police. He runs away but is found by Knockout Ricky and persuaded to come back to the house. Our kind residents, Justa, Ricky and Marisol agree that they will all look after him. Adrian is certain that his father just left on a trip and forgot to tell him. Oh yea and Gangster Damien (?) is lurking in the shadows. So I am certain this will be trouble for our little family.
Alicia and Marisol do a little bonding. Marisol warns Alicia that Tony is trouble. Well we all know that.
We are now getting a little more plot line with our butler Francisco and Jacky the nanny. Francisco is talking to some women trying to impress her by having her believe he is wealthy. We find out that Jacky actually has the hots for him as she discusses her love interest with Laurita. Actually Laurita is giving her tips on how to catch a man. Smile and bring him coffee. Turns out Francisco‘s big date is a wash. He confesses this to Jacky. Unfortunately he also confesses that he could never be interested in a servant girl. Jacky‘s heart is broken.
A large bouquet of flowers arrives at the big house. Renata is convinced they were sent to Victoria. Turns out Bruno the charmer has sent them to smarmy Marcella. (gross). So she’s all excited about the prospects of a hot young stud. We know he has an ulterior motive as we see him talk with someone, who is just out of sight, that he is just interested in all her money. (Is that a gigolo?)
Leo is all about the great sexual chemistry he has with Claudia. They are getting ready to have a roll in the hay. He wants to make sure she is using protection. Of course she assures him and excuses herself to go to the ladies room. We see her take out her little contraceptive case and throw the little pill away. She has plans of her own.
Daniel has been in and out of business meetings. It turns out there is an award presentation for the great apple slogan. His secretary tells him they found the person who created the genius line that won them the award. Drum roll everybody …………. It turns out to be none other than our clever little Eva. Daniel just has to drive off in his orange convertible to Julio’s house to see Eva to make sure it is indeed her .
We also get a little confession from Eva while she is winning Julio’s heart as well as that of Mad max that she would love to be in some from of publicity or marketing. Julio assures her she will go far.
We end tonight with an awkward scene., Daniel has arrived at the mansion. Renata assumes he is there to see Victoria. He tells her that he is there to see Eva. That really ticks Renata off. Vicky shows up and is pleasantly surprised he is there and assumes it is to see her. He informs her he is there to see Eva. Eva walks in and it is confirmed she indeed is the person who submitted the winning line. He tells them she has to go to the awards with them. After all she was the inspiration. This does not sit well with Victoria.
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Llena de Amor #65 Wed 11/10/10 Everything's Coming Up Roses....Not!
Okay. Seriously. Does Televisa sacrifice thousands of roses every time they do a love scene? Or do they just have a warehouse of fake rose petals somewhere? I hope it's the latter since every big romance has bedrooms (and tonight a restaurant) strewn with petals. The candle franchise is something else again.
But enough with the romance and roses. That's later. We start tonight's episode with one of those unfortunate scenes where someone gets the wrong idea, there's some useless babbling, and nobody listens to anybody. Emiliano interrupts the rehearsal with Netty and her nerdy lawyer. Thinks he's been duped. Doesn't listen to her attempts to explain. Tells her she's horrible and what's more, she ruined Gretel's life as well by supporting her romance with Oliver. Now Oliver's destroyed Gretel's life and Netty has ruined his. Stay away from me and our family forever! And exit Emiliano. Nice work.
Now another lovely scene. Lorenzo slinks back to his cell after learning of his baby son's alleged death, much to Orange Boy's amusement. However, Low looks so devastated, Orangey actually becomes concerned. From one cell to another, now we see Oliver. Trying to explain his actions to his boss. "I did it for love". Fine but you were "quebrando la ley" (breaking the law). We have to find Gretel so she can testify in your behalf that she wasn't kidnapped but went willingly. Oscar starts to dash off, intending to head out to Misery Manor and confront Fedra. But he's not going anywhere. Nopis. The Comisario slams the door shut and Oliver is locked in. Probably a good thing. That shoulder needs to heal.
Gretel, watched over anxiously by Nice Nurse, is still out and still strapped down on a stretcher. She comes to after Nice Nurse leaves though and quite lucidly realizes she's in an insane asylum. Get me out of here! she shrieks.
Our main shrieker, Netty, is beside herself. Lawyer Eugenio wants to fix it. He's her legal representative, and by golly he's going to make Emiliano learn the truth. Off they go to the big house.
Doris is already there, hanging out with Delicia and Paula and worrying about Mari's dondeabouts. Sassy little Delicia is hoping that she IS with Eman and that they're having a wonderful time!
And indeed they are. Our busy little Emanuel has reserved an entire restaurant just for him, Mari, some waiters and Luis Fonsi who's going to serenade them and wish them an eternal love. I'd be a bit more impressed if Fonsi hadn't just divorced his lovely wife of three years. Kind of ruins the sentiment of the song. But whatever. Serenade he does. Eman and Mari exchange some more soft-lipped kisses (Crankypants though I am, can't complain about the besos. Valentino Lanus is doing a great job.) and gooey schmarmy goshdarnit I'm in luv looks. Feeling slightly giddy and nauseated, we break for ads.
When we come back, we're at Misery Manor. Creepy theme music plays in the background. Creepy groveling by Emiliano in the foreground. It's all his fault but we can't leavel Gretel in that place. Oh yes we can, snaps Fedra. And mum's the word. Ditto for Kristel. Must keep up appearances, y'know. What are we going to say, that they're "on a trip" scoffs Emiliano. Not a bad idea. We'll say Switzerland. That's where all the "nenas popis" (posh young girls) go.
Brandon arrives. Ilitia close behind. Brandon wants to take Fedra and Bernardo down to the station to "assist the police in their inquiries" as the Brits say. Ilitia wants Emiliano to get her dad out of jail and lays her sweet head on his manly chest as she asks. Mientras tanto, Eman and Mari have arrived home. He's still keen on running away but she wants to face the music. We're strong and we love each other, she argues. So we can stand up to them.
Aaaaaaand...it hits the fan. Fedra, Axel and Ilitia are absolutely scandalized, horrified and sick sick sick that Eman spent the night with his fat cousin. Emanuel replies calmly that not only did they spend the night together, they're spending the rest of their lives together because......drum roll.....WE'RE MADLY IN LOVE.
Netty is having a hot flash. Fanning furiously. Fedra is fuming. It's all just too too much. We break for more ads.
We come back to a slew of insults. Ilitia calls Mari a fat fiancé stealer. Fedra dismisses her as a "conjunto de lipidos" (collection of fat). But that's not the worst of it. No, what worries Fedra is that Mari's going to end up with all their money if she marries Emanuel. And Axel is outraged that the fattie is destroying the family.
There's a break where Brandon pulls Ilitia out of the room, reminding her that she cheated on Emanuel with him, just as Emanuel cheated on her with Mari. So where does she get off causing a scene? He's sworn to secrecy. And goes along with it.
Back to the main fight. Eman wants to know why the family is destroyed. You'd know if you'd been around, rather that rolling in a bed with that slab of meat, sneers Fedra.
More drama. Ilitia is wailing that it's all "too much"remembering to say that in his posh little English. Her dad's in prison...her best friend's in the hospital.....
Fedra shuts her up. Agrees to go with Brandon to the station because she's going to see that Oliver is shut up in prison for the rest of his life. Slurping up a big swallow of booze through a straw, she prepares to leave.....
But not before Emanuel puts in the last dagger thrust. We're in love, he shouts, holding on to Marianela. Yes, LOVE! I want to marry her!
Okay. Time for that little Father-Son talk. Emiliano draws him aside and explains that since they're "primos hermanos" and the same blood flows in their veins, marriage is out of the question. Eman reminds him that it's the 21st century and there are tests for inherited diseases. They can reduce the risk of harm to their children. And if he has to give up the Ruiz y de Teresa name to marry his cousin...well, then he will!
In another room, we're having a little Aunt-Niece talk. Netty can't support this union. For one thing, Eman is the Son of the Serpent. And Fedra will kill you. Doris chimes in at this point and says Your love is condemned like that of Gretel and Oliver. You don't know what happened yet but....Ugh. While we ponder that painful memory, we trudge through another bunch of ads.
The talk continues. Listen, if you weren't first cousins, I'd be fine with your marrying Marinela, concludes Dad. Don't care, don't care. I'm staying with her, sez Son. Today is the worst day of my life, wheezes Emiliano. And Ilitia peers in the door. Wow, Emanuel is in for another verbal beating.
But we don't get to hear it yet. First we have the Netty misunderstanding to sort out. She's crying on her lawyer's shoulder when Emiliano arrives again, ready to throw her lying behindrear out the door. Not until the lawyer explains! Which he does. And Emiliano listens. And asks forgiveness. And doesn't get it. Nopis. You didn't believe in me, whimpers Netty. You said things that hurt me deeply. You didn't believe that Gretel and Oliver were deeply in love. So forget me forever! And she flounces out.
Doris is still trying to talk reason to Marianela. Oliver is in jail. Who knows where Gretel is. But if that's what Fedra did to them, imagine what she'll do to you!
And Ilitia is trying to talk reason to Eman....her Reason anyway. I mean how could he sleep with that fattie!? How could he throw her over for that gross piece of meat!?(lonjas y carne) Surely you couldn't have seen her nude and not have been completely disgusted! Emanuel wants to remain friends. No way. Hopefully you'll die, crushed by that tub of fat, she concludes.
Having communicated clearly in that room, Ilitia heads for an additional showdown with Mari. Doesn't go quite as well. She calls Mari a "zorra" (bitch) Delicia opines that maybe Eman was tired of an airhead model and that's why he fell in love with Mari. Delicia is then dissed as an "igualada" (uppity servant-class bitch). Warming to her discourse, Ilitia suggests that Manny just slept with Mari out of pity. So noble he had to do you a favor. AND THAT'S IT. RESOUNDING SLAP. Mari's going for Slap II but Doris breaks it up. And we break for ads.
Poor Low is resting his head against his cell walls, thinking back to the day he bought balloons for his baby boy and dreamed of the happy day he and Muñeca would adopt him. Or the happy day he'd have some henchmen murder his young mistress. Take your pick. Whadda guy.
Of course, wee babe has landed safely at the orphanage where Muñeca's noble maid and chauffeur have been helping out. When they see the medal of the Virgen de Guadalupe around the little guy's neck, they know the Holy Mother has saved him.
Back to the girls. Delicia's applauding the slap and mocking Ilitia's way of saying "Bye". Dead on. Mari's happily gushing about making love to Emanuel and regretting nothing. Doris isn't quite sure if it's love or lust. Mari's so upset she gets nauseous again. Is it the poison or pregnancy? Poison I guess. Speaking of....Axel arrives. Nope, he's not here to harangue her about the night out. He just wants to know why she's telling everyone he's gay. When in fact he's very manly. And ready to show any of you! And not only that, he's going to try and do everything he can to get rid of Mari. The fight is on.
Ditto for the General who's ordering Benigno to bring down the truant Marianela immediately. He's going to give her what for. But not until Paula sets him straight. Marianela and Emanuel love each other. And he's willing to defend his love. Unlike you, years ago, General! If you try and split them up, you'll be my Enemy. And I won't cook for my Enemy or cuddle him either. Okay. Serious threats here.
Serious promises elsewhere. The fatal kind you know. Always leads to Drama. Emanuel is vowing that Nothing Will Separate Us. I Love You. Anyone hear dun de dun dun's? Mari does. That's lovely but Fedra won't rest until she separates us, she replies. Hush darling, whispers Emanuel and covers her lips with his soft silky kisses. And on that tender note, we end.
Previews:
Emanuel vows to "luchar" for their love.
The General tells Emiliano he suspects that Emanuel is NOT his son.
Marianela is exultant at this news and tells Delicia.
Fedra's cookin' in the kitchen again, adding poison to food.
Vocabulary:
está desvariando = she's delirious (Nice Nurse talking about Gretel)
atribulada = anguished (nerdy lawyer worrying about Netty)
guardar aparencias = keep up appearances (Fedra's game plan)
las nenas popis = posh girls, upper class girls
tragar este cuento = swallow that story
primos hermanos = first cousins
revolcando = rolling in the hay, getting it on, getting busy (dismissive term for making love)
conjunto de lipidos = amalgam of fat (Fedra's insult)
tinaco de grasa = big tank of fat (Ilitia's insult)
tinaco = water tank
quebrando la ley = breaking the law
Dicho of the Day
Llegar al punto en que ya no tiene remedio To reach a point of no return
Have Emanuel and Marianela reached that point? Tune in Friday and find out. Tomorrow is the Latin Grammy Awards. Whoops..Maggie says Llena is on tonight. Well tune in and find out! So much the better.
But enough with the romance and roses. That's later. We start tonight's episode with one of those unfortunate scenes where someone gets the wrong idea, there's some useless babbling, and nobody listens to anybody. Emiliano interrupts the rehearsal with Netty and her nerdy lawyer. Thinks he's been duped. Doesn't listen to her attempts to explain. Tells her she's horrible and what's more, she ruined Gretel's life as well by supporting her romance with Oliver. Now Oliver's destroyed Gretel's life and Netty has ruined his. Stay away from me and our family forever! And exit Emiliano. Nice work.
Now another lovely scene. Lorenzo slinks back to his cell after learning of his baby son's alleged death, much to Orange Boy's amusement. However, Low looks so devastated, Orangey actually becomes concerned. From one cell to another, now we see Oliver. Trying to explain his actions to his boss. "I did it for love". Fine but you were "quebrando la ley" (breaking the law). We have to find Gretel so she can testify in your behalf that she wasn't kidnapped but went willingly. Oscar starts to dash off, intending to head out to Misery Manor and confront Fedra. But he's not going anywhere. Nopis. The Comisario slams the door shut and Oliver is locked in. Probably a good thing. That shoulder needs to heal.
Gretel, watched over anxiously by Nice Nurse, is still out and still strapped down on a stretcher. She comes to after Nice Nurse leaves though and quite lucidly realizes she's in an insane asylum. Get me out of here! she shrieks.
Our main shrieker, Netty, is beside herself. Lawyer Eugenio wants to fix it. He's her legal representative, and by golly he's going to make Emiliano learn the truth. Off they go to the big house.
Doris is already there, hanging out with Delicia and Paula and worrying about Mari's dondeabouts. Sassy little Delicia is hoping that she IS with Eman and that they're having a wonderful time!
And indeed they are. Our busy little Emanuel has reserved an entire restaurant just for him, Mari, some waiters and Luis Fonsi who's going to serenade them and wish them an eternal love. I'd be a bit more impressed if Fonsi hadn't just divorced his lovely wife of three years. Kind of ruins the sentiment of the song. But whatever. Serenade he does. Eman and Mari exchange some more soft-lipped kisses (Crankypants though I am, can't complain about the besos. Valentino Lanus is doing a great job.) and gooey schmarmy goshdarnit I'm in luv looks. Feeling slightly giddy and nauseated, we break for ads.
When we come back, we're at Misery Manor. Creepy theme music plays in the background. Creepy groveling by Emiliano in the foreground. It's all his fault but we can't leavel Gretel in that place. Oh yes we can, snaps Fedra. And mum's the word. Ditto for Kristel. Must keep up appearances, y'know. What are we going to say, that they're "on a trip" scoffs Emiliano. Not a bad idea. We'll say Switzerland. That's where all the "nenas popis" (posh young girls) go.
Brandon arrives. Ilitia close behind. Brandon wants to take Fedra and Bernardo down to the station to "assist the police in their inquiries" as the Brits say. Ilitia wants Emiliano to get her dad out of jail and lays her sweet head on his manly chest as she asks. Mientras tanto, Eman and Mari have arrived home. He's still keen on running away but she wants to face the music. We're strong and we love each other, she argues. So we can stand up to them.
Aaaaaaand...it hits the fan. Fedra, Axel and Ilitia are absolutely scandalized, horrified and sick sick sick that Eman spent the night with his fat cousin. Emanuel replies calmly that not only did they spend the night together, they're spending the rest of their lives together because......drum roll.....WE'RE MADLY IN LOVE.
Netty is having a hot flash. Fanning furiously. Fedra is fuming. It's all just too too much. We break for more ads.
We come back to a slew of insults. Ilitia calls Mari a fat fiancé stealer. Fedra dismisses her as a "conjunto de lipidos" (collection of fat). But that's not the worst of it. No, what worries Fedra is that Mari's going to end up with all their money if she marries Emanuel. And Axel is outraged that the fattie is destroying the family.
There's a break where Brandon pulls Ilitia out of the room, reminding her that she cheated on Emanuel with him, just as Emanuel cheated on her with Mari. So where does she get off causing a scene? He's sworn to secrecy. And goes along with it.
Back to the main fight. Eman wants to know why the family is destroyed. You'd know if you'd been around, rather that rolling in a bed with that slab of meat, sneers Fedra.
More drama. Ilitia is wailing that it's all "too much"remembering to say that in his posh little English. Her dad's in prison...her best friend's in the hospital.....
Fedra shuts her up. Agrees to go with Brandon to the station because she's going to see that Oliver is shut up in prison for the rest of his life. Slurping up a big swallow of booze through a straw, she prepares to leave.....
But not before Emanuel puts in the last dagger thrust. We're in love, he shouts, holding on to Marianela. Yes, LOVE! I want to marry her!
Okay. Time for that little Father-Son talk. Emiliano draws him aside and explains that since they're "primos hermanos" and the same blood flows in their veins, marriage is out of the question. Eman reminds him that it's the 21st century and there are tests for inherited diseases. They can reduce the risk of harm to their children. And if he has to give up the Ruiz y de Teresa name to marry his cousin...well, then he will!
In another room, we're having a little Aunt-Niece talk. Netty can't support this union. For one thing, Eman is the Son of the Serpent. And Fedra will kill you. Doris chimes in at this point and says Your love is condemned like that of Gretel and Oliver. You don't know what happened yet but....Ugh. While we ponder that painful memory, we trudge through another bunch of ads.
The talk continues. Listen, if you weren't first cousins, I'd be fine with your marrying Marinela, concludes Dad. Don't care, don't care. I'm staying with her, sez Son. Today is the worst day of my life, wheezes Emiliano. And Ilitia peers in the door. Wow, Emanuel is in for another verbal beating.
But we don't get to hear it yet. First we have the Netty misunderstanding to sort out. She's crying on her lawyer's shoulder when Emiliano arrives again, ready to throw her lying behindrear out the door. Not until the lawyer explains! Which he does. And Emiliano listens. And asks forgiveness. And doesn't get it. Nopis. You didn't believe in me, whimpers Netty. You said things that hurt me deeply. You didn't believe that Gretel and Oliver were deeply in love. So forget me forever! And she flounces out.
Doris is still trying to talk reason to Marianela. Oliver is in jail. Who knows where Gretel is. But if that's what Fedra did to them, imagine what she'll do to you!
And Ilitia is trying to talk reason to Eman....her Reason anyway. I mean how could he sleep with that fattie!? How could he throw her over for that gross piece of meat!?(lonjas y carne) Surely you couldn't have seen her nude and not have been completely disgusted! Emanuel wants to remain friends. No way. Hopefully you'll die, crushed by that tub of fat, she concludes.
Having communicated clearly in that room, Ilitia heads for an additional showdown with Mari. Doesn't go quite as well. She calls Mari a "zorra" (bitch) Delicia opines that maybe Eman was tired of an airhead model and that's why he fell in love with Mari. Delicia is then dissed as an "igualada" (uppity servant-class bitch). Warming to her discourse, Ilitia suggests that Manny just slept with Mari out of pity. So noble he had to do you a favor. AND THAT'S IT. RESOUNDING SLAP. Mari's going for Slap II but Doris breaks it up. And we break for ads.
Poor Low is resting his head against his cell walls, thinking back to the day he bought balloons for his baby boy and dreamed of the happy day he and Muñeca would adopt him. Or the happy day he'd have some henchmen murder his young mistress. Take your pick. Whadda guy.
Of course, wee babe has landed safely at the orphanage where Muñeca's noble maid and chauffeur have been helping out. When they see the medal of the Virgen de Guadalupe around the little guy's neck, they know the Holy Mother has saved him.
Back to the girls. Delicia's applauding the slap and mocking Ilitia's way of saying "Bye". Dead on. Mari's happily gushing about making love to Emanuel and regretting nothing. Doris isn't quite sure if it's love or lust. Mari's so upset she gets nauseous again. Is it the poison or pregnancy? Poison I guess. Speaking of....Axel arrives. Nope, he's not here to harangue her about the night out. He just wants to know why she's telling everyone he's gay. When in fact he's very manly. And ready to show any of you! And not only that, he's going to try and do everything he can to get rid of Mari. The fight is on.
Ditto for the General who's ordering Benigno to bring down the truant Marianela immediately. He's going to give her what for. But not until Paula sets him straight. Marianela and Emanuel love each other. And he's willing to defend his love. Unlike you, years ago, General! If you try and split them up, you'll be my Enemy. And I won't cook for my Enemy or cuddle him either. Okay. Serious threats here.
Serious promises elsewhere. The fatal kind you know. Always leads to Drama. Emanuel is vowing that Nothing Will Separate Us. I Love You. Anyone hear dun de dun dun's? Mari does. That's lovely but Fedra won't rest until she separates us, she replies. Hush darling, whispers Emanuel and covers her lips with his soft silky kisses. And on that tender note, we end.
Previews:
Emanuel vows to "luchar" for their love.
The General tells Emiliano he suspects that Emanuel is NOT his son.
Marianela is exultant at this news and tells Delicia.
Fedra's cookin' in the kitchen again, adding poison to food.
Vocabulary:
está desvariando = she's delirious (Nice Nurse talking about Gretel)
atribulada = anguished (nerdy lawyer worrying about Netty)
guardar aparencias = keep up appearances (Fedra's game plan)
las nenas popis = posh girls, upper class girls
tragar este cuento = swallow that story
primos hermanos = first cousins
revolcando = rolling in the hay, getting it on, getting busy (dismissive term for making love)
conjunto de lipidos = amalgam of fat (Fedra's insult)
tinaco de grasa = big tank of fat (Ilitia's insult)
tinaco = water tank
quebrando la ley = breaking the law
Dicho of the Day
Llegar al punto en que ya no tiene remedio To reach a point of no return
Have Emanuel and Marianela reached that point? Tune in Friday and find out. Tomorrow is the Latin Grammy Awards. Whoops..Maggie says Llena is on tonight. Well tune in and find out! So much the better.
Labels: llena
La Fea Más Bella #83-84 11/10/10 Hot Lips and the Cold War
Capitulo 83.Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 82 to 84. Then come back here to discuss it.
Capitulo 84.Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 82 to 84. Then come back here to discuss it.
Capitulo 84.Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 82 to 84. Then come back here to discuss it.
I read through Julie's recap and this episode sounds hilarious. I can't wait to see it later today. We don't have any translations from Paula's page, however Pata came through again with an amazing series of screen shots to donate to the page. Thanks Pata!!
Labels: fea-2010
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